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Republic Day 2021: History and significance of the day India became a republic
Updated On: 26 January, 2021 10:17 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
India was a colony of the British for 200 years and on August 1947 it won Independence. However, it did not have its own Constitution until much later and Indian laws were based on a modified version of the British established, Government of India Act 1935.
Representational Image | Credit: Satej Shinde
Republic Day in India is celebrated with enthusiasm and fervor every year since January 26, 1950, the day the Constitution of India came into effect.
The significance of the date January 26 is that Indian National Congress on this very day in the year 1929 called for total independence or Purna Swaraj as opposed to British rule. Thus, this day was chosen to unveil the Constitution.
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