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Many firsts at this year's Republic Day parade
Updated On: 26 January, 2022 09:20 AM IST | New Delhi | ANI
The celebrations this year are special as Republic Day falls in the 75th year of Independence, being celebrated as `Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav` across the country
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Republic Day rehearsals at Rajpath, New Delhi. Pic/Pallav Paliwal
Republic Day Parade 2022 is all set to showcase India`s military might, cultural diversity and many unique initiatives to mark the celebration of the 75th year of Independence as part of `Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav`. President Ram Nath Kovind will lead the Nation in celebrating 73rd Republic Day on January 26, 2022. The celebrations this year are special as Republic Day falls in the 75th year of Independence, being celebrated as `Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav` across the country.
To mark the occasion, the Ministry of Defence has conceptualised a series of new events during the main parade on Rajpath on January 26 and the `Beating the Retreat` ceremony at Vijay Chowk on January 29. It has been decided that the Republic Day celebrations will now be week-long from January 23-30 every year. The celebrations will commence on January 23, the birth anniversary of great freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and culminate on January, 30 which is observed as Martyrs` Day. According to the Ministry of Defence, for the first time, an Indian Air Force (IAF) will show grand flypast by 75 aircraft or helicopters.
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