India Celebrates 76th Republic Day
By: Aastha Ahuja
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With a special focus on 75 years of enactment of the Constitution and Jan Bhagidari, the Republic Day celebrations this year were unique
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The ceremony began with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the National War Memorial, where he laid a wreath and paid tributes to the nation's heroes
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President Droupadi Murmu along with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, chief guest at the Republic Day parade, arrived at Kartavya Path in the ‘Traditional Buggy'
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Like every year, defence hardware took centre-stage of the glorious 90-minute parade
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The parade was heralded by 300 cultural artists playing 'Sare Jahan Se Achha' with musical instruments from different parts of the country
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Scores of dancers and a parade of tableaux marched down the iconic Kartavya Path
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From C-130J Super Hercules to Su-30, loads of powerful aircraft took part in the flypast
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Completing the ceremonial line-up was Captain Ashish Rana leading a contingent of "The Dare Devils" from the Corps of Signals
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