Republic Day is a national holiday in India, when the country marks and celebrates 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 day also marks the transition of India from an autonomous Commonwealth realm with British Monarch as nominal head of the Indian Dominion, to a fully sovereign republic in the Commonwealth of Nations with the President of India as the nominal head of the Indian Union.
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 in lieu of the Realm status as a Dominion later instated by the departing British Regime.
Celebration of Indian’s 73rd Republic day in Barcelona
1. Espai Nupura
Address : Ronda de Sant Pau, 13, 08015 Barcelona
Date of Event : 30th January
Timings : 18:00 hrs
RSVP : Need to Register with a message to reservas@nupura.es
What to Expect in event :
- Music
- Dance
- Poetry
- Quiz
- Stories of India
Celebration of the 73rd Republic Day of India.
Wednesday 26 January at 7pm via the Indian Culture Centre Facebook page.
