Happy Republic Day!
I am sure some of you would have participated in the
Republic Day contest conducted by APlusChamps and must be curious to know the
winners of this contest. Also some of you may be wondering why we
celebrate this day and what is the difference between the Republic and
Independence Day?
What is the meaning of the word
"Republic"?The word ‘Republic' derives its origin from
Latin rēs pūblica, where rēs means matter/thing/entity and
pūblica means public. It means that a Republic is a system of
government in which the power is vested in the people. SInce it is not possible
for each and every individual to work for the country, representatives are
chosen to look after the state. These representatives work for the betterment
of the country and its people.
On 15th of
August, 1947 India became a free nation, but it was still semi-dependent
on British with George VI as head of the state and Earl
Mountbatten as Governor General. The rules and legislations that Indians
followed were based on the modified Colonial Government of India Act
framed in 1935.
Soon after freedom, on 29th
of August 1947, the Constitution Drafting Committee was appointed to write a 'Constitution'
under the able guidance of the great economist and the first law minister of
independent India Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar.A ‘Constitution' is a set of fundamental principles, rules and laws that guide how a country works. The constitution tells what powers the representatives of public have and where their limits are. It also states the fundamental rights and duties of the citizens. It took nearly 3 years for the constitution of India to be written.
This important set of guidelines called ‘The Constitution' was adopted by the India Constituent Assembly on 26 November 1949, but they waited for three months and constitution came into force formally on 26 January 1950. It was finally on this date that India became a completely independent republic.
The date 26 January was chosen because it was on this day, in 1930, when the Declaration of Indian Independence (Purna Swaraj) was announced by the Indian National Congress. Even before India actually became independent, 26 January was considered as a symbol of Independence,. Thus, the constitution was signed on 26 January, to mark and respect 26 January and the freedom struggle and the freedom fighters.
While India's Independence Day celebrates its freedom from British Rule, the Republic Day celebrates coming into force of its constitution.
Jai Hind
RajDip @apluschamps.com
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