The nation celebrates the 77th Republic Day, showcasing the country’s cultural diversity, economic progress and military strength in a magnificent parade at Kartavya Path in New Delhi. President Droupadi Murmu led the Nation in celebrating the Republic Day. The ceremony commenced with the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the National War Memorial, where he paid tributes to the fallen heroes by laying a wreath.
President arrived at Kartavya Path in a ceremonial buggy with the chief guests of the parade, the President of the European Council, Antonio Costa and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. She unfurled the Tricolour, which was followed by the rendering of the National Anthem with a 21-gun salute by 105 mm Light Field Guns.
The Republic Day Parade at Kartavya Path today highlighted a unique blend of India’s cultural diversity and military prowess. The day celebrated under this year’s theme of ‘Swatantrata ka Mantra: Vande Mataram’ and ‘Samriddhi ka Mantra: Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ witnessed thirty tableaux from various States, Union Territories, Central Government Ministries and Departments during the parade.
The tableaux showcased the cultural diversity of the country by exhibiting a unique mix of 150 years of national song Vande Mataram and the nation’s rapid progress on the back of growing self-reliance across sectors. A tri-services tableau showing replicas of major weapon systems used by the Indian military during Operation Sindoor was one of the key attractions at the parade. BrahMos and Akash weapon systems, the rocket launcher system ‘Suryastra’ with deep-strike capabilities and the Main Battle Tank Arjun were among the main military platforms that India presented during the Parade at Kartavya Path today. The attendees witnessed this multi-skilled display of the country with pride and captured the flypasts and tableaux in their phones as they applauded and hailed their warriors at the forefront and talented artists. President Murmu conferred the Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla with India’s highest peacetime gallantry award, the Ashoka Chakra.
The event concluded with a flypast by 29 Indian Air Force aircraft, including Rafale, Su-30, C-295, Mig-29, Apache, among others. Over 2 thousand and 500 artists presented cultural performances during the parade, with special guests from different walks of life attending the ceremony.
