The Young Chronicle: For 1st Graders January 23rd, 2015 | Page 2
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The Republic Day Parade
By Qusai Rangoonwala
The Children’s Preamble
The Young Chronicle would like all the Acha Bachas to take a
pledge; the pledge of growing into a responsible and empathetic
citizen of the country.
We the Children of India
Solemnly pledge to be Socialists and Secularists and
non-discriminating.
We celebrate the republic day on the 26th, January every
year. On the Republic Day we have a parade held in Delhi.
The president of India begins the parade by hoisting the
Indian Flag, which is followed by the National Anthem and
a 21 gun salute. Awards such as the Paramvir Chakra,
Ashok Chakra and Vir Chakra are presented to the award
winners. Winners of the awards salute the President in
open military jeeps and various tanks, missiles and other
equipments are also displayed. During the parade, even
children are awarded for their acts of Bravery, with the
Bravery Award.
In the parade three
forces Army, Navy
and Air Force show
their strength
through the march
and Fly Pasts.
Each Indian state is
represented through
floats or Jhankis as they are called in Hindi. These floats
depict the culture of the state. School children also
participate in the parade.
The Prime Minister
of India gives a
speech, which is
relayed on national
television. Every
year we have
a special
international guest of honour in our parade. This year's
guest of honour is the president of The United States of
America, Mr. Barack Obama.
The Republic Day is a very important day in the Indian
history and that is why we celebrate it with lots
of patriotism.
We pledge that we will be kind, caring, and
compassionate towards all.
We will fight any bias that we come across, basis
gender, caste, and Economic status of people
We will stand up and raise our voice towards injustice
And will use our education for the well-being and
happiness of all
We promise that we will be law abiding, and
conscientious citizens of the country and will act to the
best of our knowledge and understanding, always.
Why is the Republic Day Celebrated
Republic Day is celebrated as; it was 26th January
when the Constitution of India came into action.
Rambo and Pranks were totally puzzled because they
had no clue what the constitution is. That’s when their
Mumma told them that the constitution is a long
document that contains laws basis which the citizens
and the government should follow. In short, it is like a
rulebook. The entire country has to follow this
rulebook to function properly.
When India became independent in 1947, it did not
have a rulebook of its own, to function smoothly.
There were no proper laws bases which the criminals
could be punished. So, it was decided that the
constitution be drafted. Work on the constitution
started on 29 August 1947 and it was brought into
effect on 26th January, 1950. We celebrate this day
as Republic day.