73rd R-Day Parade Stars Many Firsts, Flypast Is Grand Finale: 10 Points

This year’s celebrations are important as a result of it’s the seventy fifth anniversary of India’s Independence, being noticed as ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ throughout the nation. 

Strict Covid protocol was in place as solely 5,000 folks attended the celebrations at Rajpath. Solely double-vaccinated adults and single-dose vaccinated kids of 15 and above have been allowed. Because of the pandemic, there will likely be no overseas contingent this 12 months.

The parade began at 10:30 am at Rajpath, half-an-hour later than typical for higher visibility. Forward of the occasion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to India’s fallen troopers on the Nationwide Warfare Memorial.

The parade, led by Lieutenant Basic Vijay Kumar Mishra, began after the tricolour was unfurled with a 21-gun salute. The winners of the nation’s highest gallantry awards, Param Vir Chakra and Ashok Chakra, led the contingents in saluting the President, the Supreme Commander of armed forces. 

How Indian Military uniforms and rifles developed over the many years since independence was on show on the parade. Three contingents of the Military wore uniforms and carried rifles from earlier many years, and one wore the brand new fight uniform and carried the most recent Tavor rifles.

President Kovind posthumously awarded Ashok Chakra, the nation’s highest peacetime gallantry award, to Assistant Sub Inspector Babu Ram, who was killed preventing terrorists in Kashmir. The officer’s spouse obtained the award on his behalf. 

The contingents of safety forces have been adopted by tableux from states that showcased India’s cultural variety, with themes starting from the liberty wrestle to biodiversity. 

A number of authorities ministries and departments additionally took out tabluex, highlighting flagship initiatives corresponding to Jal Jeevan Mission. The Central Public Works Growth tableau paid tribute to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his one hundred and twenty fifth start anniversary. 

About 480 dancers from numerous style, who have been chosen via a nationwide dance competitors, carried out within the parade.

For the ‘Beating Retreat’ ceremony at Vijay Chowk on January 29, a drone present with 1,000 indigenously manufactured drones has been deliberate.