The 63rd Republic Day of India

Dawn.com Published January 27, 2012

Indian police and army soldiers march towards India Gate on Rajpath during the main Republic Day parade on Rajpath, in New Delhi, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. ? AP Photo

Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra (4th R) and India's President Pratibha Patil (3rd R) greet Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (in blue turban) upon their arrival at the Republic Day parade in New Delhi January 26. 2012. Shinawatra is on a three-day state visit to India and is a chief guest at India's 63rd Republic Day celebrations on Thursday. ? Reuters Photo

The Republic day of India is celebrated in remembrance of the day when the Constitution of India came into being, replacing the Government of India Act 1935 as the principal manuscript on January 26, 1950.

– Photos by Agencies

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Pravin

Jan 27, 2012 02:05pm

Thank you Dawn for putting those pictures!! Indians are very proud of republic day and this particular parade. Thanks a lot!

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Pranav

Jan 27, 2012 02:24pm

Thanks for showing the diverse cultures of India which co-exist beautifully ....

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sanhita

Jan 27, 2012 02:51pm

Thanks Dawn ! Very happy to see these photographs.

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shriram

Jan 27, 2012 03:21pm

amazing pics, india is really developing fast, very patriotic, thanks dawn for this.

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Sudip Biswas

Jan 27, 2012 05:29pm

Feel very happy 2 see this pics in The Dawn.Every Indian really proud of this particular day.Thanks so much.

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rajiv

Jan 27, 2012 12:45pm

thanx to dawn, however one correction here - the soldiers are only saluating the supreme commander President of India and not the dignitaries as mentioned. regards

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Dhananjay

Jan 27, 2012 07:55pm

Apart from all negativity we have against Pakistan, One thing is for sure, pakistan media ( may be only "dawn" ) is much better then what we have in India, congratulations Pakistan to have such a "news paper"/web paper. "Dawn" is one of the thing I envy of Pakistan ( others are "Nusrat Ail Khan", and "Cricketer Emran Khan" not the political one )

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harish

Jan 27, 2012 09:14pm

thank you dawn for publishing these pictures and showing india's diversity.

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amit

Jan 27, 2012 09:42pm

Nice catch... indeed the soldiers are just saluting the President of India.

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Ali

Jan 27, 2012 10:15pm

As always Pakistani newspaper shows respect towards indians. I hope any newspaper in india will ever do it the sameway for Pakisan day.

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Uday

Jan 27, 2012 10:26pm

Thanx Dawn...

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Jan 27, 2012 11:14pm

Always brings back lot of memories when we used to dress up early Jan morning to perform in the school program and parade! Richness of culture, pride for democracy and love for the motherland - what more could you ask for!

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Zubair Baloch

Jan 27, 2012 11:44pm

Why is this here? Do Indian papers post August 14 celebration pictures on their websites?

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Ankur

Jan 28, 2012 12:39am

Thank you dawn for displaying these beautiful pictures.

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syed shahid

Jan 28, 2012 04:25am

Thank you for showing Kashmiri woman as past of republic day festivities, i am proud Kashmir Muslim and proud Indian. Thank you Dawn for not portraying Kashmiris as anti-Indians, in fact the people who were once swayed by anti-India sentiment are realising their follies and turning back into patriotic Muslims of secular India they were for long.

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nish

Jan 28, 2012 12:30pm

Subtle, but very important point.

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RAJ

Jan 31, 2012 10:53am

thanx dawn for all of this. It's really make us proud that India is really going to be a super power and going to play a big role in world economy. lond live india and pakistan

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M. Saleem Akhtar

Jan 31, 2012 06:59pm

It's not an initiative b/c Pakistani also had been taking these step before this. I am proud of Pakistani. We long for peace in subcontinent.

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