Every January 26, India unfurls its flag with regal pride and collective heartbeats, commemorating the day the Constitution of India came into force in 1950. Republic Day isn’t just a celebration of democratic spirit and civic duty, it’s a stage where India’s tricolour meets the world’s eyes, ears, and handshake. One of the most closely watched pieces of this grand pageant is the chief...
Every year, 26 January arrives like a familiar drumbeat. The morning air feels crisper, television screens glow with tableaux from Rajpath, and somewhere, inevitably, a school loudspeaker cracks into Saare Jahan Se Accha. Republic Day is not just a national holiday. It is a collective pause. A moment where India remembers not just freedom, but the decision to govern ourselves through values, laws, and...