Here are the new things to look out for this Republic Day celebrations

On 26th January every year, we celebrate the Republic Day to honour the date on which the Constitution of India came into effect in 1950. 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 Republic day because it was on this day in 1930 when Declaration of Indian Independence (Purna Swaraj) was proclaimed by the Indian National Congress as opposed to the Dominion status offered by British Regime. This year we celebrate the 69th Republic Day.


This year, the Republic Day celebrations will have 10 chief guests from Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, and Brunei. The celebration is held in grandeur in national capital's India Gate.


This year there will be something very different and never seen before on the special occasion we will see participants not only from the Indian Army, Air Force, Navy but it will also showcase over 700 students across the guest countries performing at the event. And for the first time, a newly-formed all-woman bikers contingent on the Border Security Force (BSF) will make its debut on Rajpath on Republic Day. The 27-member BSF women team named 'Seema Bhavani', will showcase their stunts and acrobatics on their 350cc Royal Enfield Bullet motorcycles.


Every year the Republic Day parade is broadcasted live of Doordarshan.