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The Republic Day Parade
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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.

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We the Children of India
Solemnly pledge to be Socialists and Secularists and
non-discriminating.
We pledge that we will be kind, caring, and
compassionate towards all.

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 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.