Republic Day

From including a significant representation of women officers on Kartavya Path amplifying Nari Shakti to reserving the first row at the parade for shram yogis (unorganised workers) instead of VVIPs, here is how India is preparing for Republic Day 2023 celebrations.

When the list of Padma awardees was announced earlier this week, some names familiar to readers of The Better India cropped up.

Each award carries a medal, a cash prize of Rs 1,00,000, a certificate, and a citation. In this article, we bring to you the list of the children being awarded along with a summary of their achievements.

India's Constitution promises equality, justice and fraternity, while also laying down some fundamental duties all citizens must uphold. This Republic Day, we celebrate people upholding these ethos.

As President Ram Nath Kovind addresses the nation on the eve of India's 72nd Republic Day, we look back at five presidential speeches that talk about the pursuit of core ideals that the makers of our Constitution had spelt out.

Jawahrlal Nehru shared a special bond with Indonesian President Sukarno, because of India’s efforts to bring global attention to Indonesia’s struggle against Dutch colonisers post World War II.

“The working of the Constitution will depend upon how the people will conduct themselves in the future, not on the actual execution of the law. So, I hope that in the course of time there will not be such a community known as Untouchables.”

“There is nothing to be ashamed of in borrowing. It involves no plagiarism. Nobody holds any patent rights in the fundamental ideas of a Constitution.”-Dr BR Ambedkar

If India successfully overthrew the British Raj on 15th August 1947, why did it wait for over two and a half years to become a Republic?

As Republic Day is approaching, here are some pictures from the past. From visiting dignitaries to old floats, we have them all.