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  2. Republic Day (India) - Wikipedia

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    The date was chosen because the Indian National Congress had proclaimed Purna Swaraj (complete independence) on that date in 1930. Republic Day is commonly associated with parades, political speeches, cultural events and ceremonies, in addition to various other public and private events celebrating the history, government, and the traditions of ...

  3. List of Indian state days - Wikipedia

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    The Union of India is a federal union made up of 28 states and 8 union territories. India achieved independence from British rule on 15 August 1947 and became a republic on 26 January 1950. Many states celebrate a state day to mark its formation, statehood, reorganisation or other associated events while some like Assam and Bengal celebrate it ...

  4. Constitution of India - Wikipedia

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    Date effective : 26 January 1950; 75 ... on 26 January 1950 which is celebrated every year in India as Republic Day. ... 1947: Achieved independence. India split into ...

  5. Preamble to the Constitution of India - Wikipedia

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    The Preamble to the Constitution of the Republic of India is based on the Objectives Resolution, which was moved in the Constituent Assembly by Jawaharlal Nehru on 13 December 1946 accepted on 22 January 1947 and adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 26 November 1949, coming into force on 26 January 1950, celebrated as the Republic Day of India, and was initially drafted by Jawaharlal Nehru. [1]

  6. History of India (1947–present) - Wikipedia

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    The history of independent India or history of Republic of India began when the country became an independent sovereign state within the British Commonwealth on 15 August 1947. Direct administration by the British, which began in 1858 , affected a political and economic unification of the subcontinent .

  7. Indian Independence Act 1947 - Wikipedia

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    Dates; Royal assent: 18 July 1947: Commencement: 15 August 1947: Repealed: 26 January 1950 ... A day later, as India became a republic on January 26, the Nizam took ...

  8. Public holidays in India - Wikipedia

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    Date Name Type Details 26 January: Republic Day: Fixed Celebrates the 1950 adoption of the Constitution of India [2] 15 August: Independence Day: Fixed Celebrates the 1947 Independence from the British rule [3] 2 October: Gandhi Jayanti: Fixed Honors Mahatma Gandhi, who was born on 2 October 1869 [4]

  9. Republic Day - Wikipedia

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    The Constitution of India came into force, and India declared itself a Republic on 26 January 1950, a day thereafter celebrated annually as Republic Day in India. The Constitution had been drafted by the Constituent Assembly headed by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar which was set up when India gained its independence from the British in 1947.