Republic Day Wishes.

I asked a friend what Republic Day meant to him, he said, a days leave. Well, when I was in School, it meant the same thing to me.

But then, it was not long before I realised how valuable the day is.

This Post is to provide an insight into why we celebrate Republic Day and how important it is for us.

Jan 26th, 1950 - The Constitution Of India came into effect.

It was on this day, the Constitution was signed. Which meant India had become a self-governing and an independent country .
It also gave the people the right to vote and choose their leader..


What is the Constitution?

The Constitution lays down the basic structure of government under which the people are to be ruled and establishes the main organs of government namely:
1) the executive (in simpler terms, it is the government)
2) the legislature (the two houses, which debate on the bills, vote on it and pass it)
3) the judiciary (is the court with its judges and magistrates).

An Insight into the Constitution:

The Constitution was passed by the Constituent Assembly on November 26, 1949, and came into effect on January 26, 1950.

Rajendra Prasad was elected president of the Constituent Assembly while B.R. Ambedkar was appointed the Chairman of the Drafting Committee.

Importance:
The Constitution is superior to all other laws of the country. Every law enacted by the government has to be in conformity with the Constitution. The Constitution lays down the national goals of India - Democracy, Socialism, Secularism and National Integration. It also spells out the rights and duties of citizens

To mark the importance of this occasion, every year a grand parade is held in the capital, when different regiments of the Army, the Navy and the Air Force march past in all their finery and official decorations.
The President of India, who is the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, takes the salute.
The parade also includes lots of traditional dances to symbolize heritage and National Integration in India. It traditionally ends with a colorful take off from the national air force jets in tiranga formation.

Source : Wikipedia.

Commemorating - Subhash Chandra Bose

January 23rd – Today is the birthday of Subhash Chandra Bose, the founder of the Indian National Army.

India today, stands as a liberated nation, owing its freedom to the struggle of great leaders like Netaji and many others.

India’s freedom was not a single man’s dream nor a single man’s struggle. It was a struggle powered by many people, who with their undying love for this country have fought aganist the British Rule. Their great visionary ideas and their patriotism for our country is the cause for what India is today.

A lot of people who were a part of the Freedom movement have gone unsung.

On this day, let us take a minute to remember the great leaders and all the people who were behind the Indian Freedom Movement.

JAI HIND

Margaret.

Down Memory Lane

Back from Holidays, I’m thinking of being a regular blogger. Well, this can also be taken as one of my newyear resolution (100 by 100 pixels). [Gosh, but I’m so bad at keeping my resolution, lets wait and see]

As I walked home
These are lines that crossed my mind.

My body walking forth
And thoughts down the memory lane
To dig into the past, to conjure up memories
That were still a part of me

We were a bunch of kids, sometime ago
Innocent, Reckless and brash
I reminisce the times shared
For its all that I have now

The Joys, the pains, the laughs, the dreams
The bus rides, the secret grins we shared
The fights, the night walks, the cycle races
The cricket matches and hopes we had.

The morning walks often ended up in arguments.
The boats in the rain ended us being sick
Midnight birthday wishes ending up in fun

The money pooled in to go for a movie
The first love letter written by all of us
To help a friend.
The days were beautiful that it just glided by

But then slowly everything changed
Some had to move, some had to stay
Now everyone comes home for the holidays
But just stand to say a hi and a bye

I wonder, what happened
What came in between,
That today we stand as strangers
To our own good friends