Republic Day Parade 2022: India’s military might and cultural diversity to be showcased

The celebrations of the 73rd Republic Day will be led by the President of India Ram Nath Kovind on January 26, 2022.

What makes this year’s Republic Day special is that it falls in the 75th year of Independence, being celebrated as ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ across the country.

The Ministry of Defence has taken several new initiatives to make the whole event - the main parade on Rajpath on 26th January and ‘Beating the Retreat’ ceremony at Vijay Chowk on 29th January - a memorable one.

The government has also decided to make the Republic Day celebrations a week-long event from January 23-30 every year.

The celebrations will start on 23rd January, which is the birth anniversary of great freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and ends on 30th January, which is observed as Martyrs’ Day.

According to the Ministry of Defence, “Several firsts planned during the main parade include the launch of ‘Shaheedon Ko Shat Shat Naman’ programme by National Cadet Corps; a grand flypast by 75 aircraft/helicopters of the Indian Air Force; cultural performances by 480 dancers selected through a nationwide Vande Bharatam dance competition; display of ten scrolls each of 75 metres prepared during the ‘Kala Kumbh’ event and installation of 10 large LED screens for a better viewing experience of spectators. A drone show by 1,000 indigenously developed drones has been planned for ‘Beating the Retreat’ ceremony, along with projection mapping.”

The parade at Rajpath will start at 1030 hrs, instead of the earlier timing of 1000 hrs to provide better visibility to the parade and flypast.

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