Republic Day

Republic Day - 

Republic Day is a national holiday in India. It honors the date on which the Constitution of India came into effect on 26 January 1950 replacing the Government of India Act (1935) as the governing document of India and thus, turning the nation into a newly formed republic.
The Constitution was adopted by the Indian Constituent Assembly on 26 November 1949 and came into effect on 26 January 1950 with a democratic government system, completing the country's transition towards becoming an independent republic. 26 January was chosen as the date for Republic day because it was on this day in 1929 when the Declaration of Indian Independence (Purna Swaraj) was proclaimed by the Indian National Congress as opposed to the Dominion status offered by the British Regime.

Republic Day
The original text of the Preamble to the Constitution of India. The Constitution of India came into force on 26 January 1950.
Observed by	India
Type	National
Significance	The inception of the Constitution of India
Celebrations	Parades, distribution of sweets in schools, speeches, and cultural dances
Date	26 January
Frequency	Annual

Republic Activities - 

On Republic Day, flag hoisting ceremonies and parades by armed forces and school children are held in different parts of the country. The grandest and most important of these parades is held at Rajpath in New Delhi, which showcases a multi-hued image of the country's rich cultural heritage and military prowess.

Republic Day and Independence: Difference between Republic Day and Independence - 

While India's Independence Day celebrates its freedom from British Rule, Republic Day celebrates the creation of its constitution. Two days later which was on 26 January 1950, it came into effect throughout the whole nation.

Republic Chief guests form 2000-2020 - 

2000	President Olusegun Obasanjo	Nigeria
2001	President Abdelaziz Bouteflika	Algeria
2002	President Cassam Uteem	Mauritius
2003	President Mohammed Khatami	Iran
2004	President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva	Brazil
2005	King Jigme Singye Wangchuck	Bhutan
2006	King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud	Saudi Arabia
2007	President Vladimir Putin	Russia
2008	President Nicolas Sarkozy	France
2009	President Nursultan Nazarbayev	Kazakhstan
2010	President Lee Myung Bak	South Korea
2011	President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono	Indonesia
2012	Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra	Thailand
2013	King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck	Bhutan
2014	Prime Minister Shinzo Abe	Japan
2015	President Barack Obama	United States
2016	President François Hollande	France
2017	Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan	United Arab Emirates
2018	Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah	Brunei
	Prime Minister Hun Sen	Cambodia
	President Joko Widodo	Indonesia
	Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith	Laos
	Prime Minister Najib Razak	Malaysia
	State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi	Myanmar
	President Rodrigo Roa Duterte	Philippines
	Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong	Singapore
	Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha	Thailand
	Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc	Vietnam
2019	President Cyril Ramaphosa	South Africa
2020	President Jair Bolsonaro	Brazil

National Anthem -

Devanagari script	Devanagari transileration	Latin transliteration (ISO 15919)
जन-गण-मन अधिनायक जय हे, भारत भाग्य विधाता! पंजाब-सिंधु-गुजरात-मराठा, द्राविड़-उत्कल-बङ्ग विंध्य  हिमाचल यमुना गंगा, उच्छल जलधि तरंग तव  शुभ नामे जागे, तव शुभ आशिष मांगे गाहे तब जय गाथा। जन-गण-मंगलदायक जय हे, भारत भाग्य विधाता! जय हे! जय हे! जय हे! जय जय जय जय हे!	Jana-gana-mana-adhinayaka jaya he Bharata-bhagya-vidhata Panjaba-Sindhu-Gujarata-Maratha Dravida-Utkala-Banga Vindhya-Himachala-Yamuna-Ganga uchchala-jaladhi-taranga Tava Subha name jage, tava subha asisa mage, gahe tava jaya-gatha. Jana-gana-mangala-dayaka jaya he Bharata-bhagya-vidhata. Jaya he, Jaya he, Jaya he, jaya jaya jaya jaya he.	Jana-gaṇa-mana adhināyaka jaya hē Bhārata-bhāgya-vidhātā. Paṁjāba-Sindhu-Gujarāta-Marāṭhā, Drāviṛa-Utkala Baṁga Viṁdhya Himācala Yamunā Gaṁgā, ucchala jaladhi taraṁga Taba Śubha nāmē jāgē, taba śubha āśiṣa māṁgē gāhē taba jaya gāthā. Jana gaṇa maṁgala-dāyaka jaya hē, Bhārata bhāgya vidhātā. Jaya hē, Jaya hē, Jaya hē, jaya jaya jaya jaya hē.