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Grand parade marks 58th Republic Day
India celebrates its 58th Republic Day with a grand parade on Friday that showcases the country's military might and the richness of its diversity.
Honour for bravehearts
Some saved their near and dear ones from drowning, while some revolted against social evils like childmarriage.
 
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• Gurugiri or Gandhigiri: Which one will nation choose
• We shall overcome someday: Youth mantra this R-Day
• J-K tableau to showcase tapestry of religions this Republic Day
• Cadets all set for Republic Day celebrations
R-Day Address
• 1950 • 1999 • 2001 • 2003
• 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007
 
• 2500 -1500 BC: Mohenjo-daro, Harappa flourished in Indus Valley 1500 BC: First wave of Aryan immigration into India begins 326 BC: Alexander the Great invades India 322-182 BC: Mauryan dynasty, the first historical dynasty in the history of India 1498: Vasco-da-Gama lands at Calicut 1510 - Portuguese capture Goa 1526: First battle of Panipat. Establishment of the Mughal Dynasty 1526 - 1857 - Mughal rule in India 1600 - East India Company constituted 1757 - Battle of Plassey 1857 - First War of Independence 1858 - India comes under direct rule of the British crown after failed 'Indian mutiny' 1885 - Indian National Congress founded 1919 - The massacre at Jalianwala Bagh 1942-43 - Quit India movement 1942-43 - Quit India movement 1947 - India gains freedom, and Jawaharlal Nehru is sworn in as the first Prime Minister of independent India 1947-48 - Hundreds of thousands die in widespread communal bloodshed after partition 1948 - Mahatma Gandhi assassinated by Nathuram Godse 1950 - India becomes a Republic. Dr Rajendra Prasad is the first President of India 1952
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