The 63rd Republic Day of India

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
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
Indian Air Force Sukhoi fighter jets fly in formation over Rajpath ? AP Photo
Indian Air Force Sukhoi fighter jets fly in formation over Rajpath ? AP Photo
An Indian army soldier salutes dignitaries as he rides in a truck carrying SMERCH rockets. ? AP Photo
An Indian army soldier salutes dignitaries as he rides in a truck carrying SMERCH rockets. ? AP Photo
A Karnataka state tableaux model is seen as artists perform during a press preview for the Republic Day parade, in New Delhi. ? AFP Photo
A Karnataka state tableaux model is seen as artists perform during a press preview for the Republic Day parade, in New Delhi. ? AFP Photo
Indian dancers representing the Indian state of Maharashtra walk in front of a parade. ? AFP Photo
Indian dancers representing the Indian state of Maharashtra walk in front of a parade. ? AFP Photo
Indian students dressed in costume perform during the Republic Day in Kolkata, India, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. ? AP Photo
Indian students dressed in costume perform during the Republic Day in Kolkata, India, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. ? AP Photo
Indian paramilitary soldiers march down Rajpath. ? AP Photo
Indian paramilitary soldiers march down Rajpath. ? AP Photo
Kashmiri women wearing traditional clothes look at a picture on a digital camera during a Republic Day parade at the Bakshi stadium in Srinagar on January 26, 2012. ? AFP Photo
Kashmiri women wearing traditional clothes look at a picture on a digital camera during a Republic Day parade at the Bakshi stadium in Srinagar on January 26, 2012. ? AFP Photo
Indian paramilitary soldiers from Border Security Force, the only camel mounted band in the world, play music as they march down Rajpath during the main Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. ? AP Photo
Indian paramilitary soldiers from Border Security Force, the only camel mounted band in the world, play music as they march down Rajpath during the main Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. ? AP Photo
Students hold Indian national flags as they perform during the Republic Day celebrations in Bangalore, India, Thursday. ? AP Photo
Students hold Indian national flags as they perform during the Republic Day celebrations in Bangalore, India, Thursday. ? 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
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
School children representing the southern Indian state of Pondicherry participate in the Republic Day parade in New Delhi on January 26, 2012. ? AFP Photo
School children representing the southern Indian state of Pondicherry participate in the Republic Day parade in New Delhi on January 26, 2012. ? AFP Photo
Indian women from the state of Rajhastan participate in the Republic Day parade in New Delhi on January 26, 2012. ? AFP Photo
Indian women from the state of Rajhastan participate in the Republic Day parade in New Delhi on January 26, 2012. ? AFP Photo
Indian soldiers march during the Republic Day celebrations in Agartala, capital of India's northeastern state of Tripura. ? Reuters Photo
Indian soldiers march during the Republic Day celebrations in Agartala, capital of India's northeastern state of Tripura. ? Reuters Photo
Indian Border Security Force "Daredevils" perform a stunt on motorcycles in formation on Rajpath during the main Republic Day parade in New Delhi, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. ? AP Photo
Indian Border Security Force "Daredevils" perform a stunt on motorcycles in formation on Rajpath during the main Republic Day parade in New Delhi, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. ? AP 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.

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