India celebrated its 76th Republic Day on January 26th, 2025. The celebrations started with a grand parade on Kartavaya Path, which showcased India’s diversity and development.
The grand parade started at 10:30 AM after President Droupadi Murmu unfurled the National Flag and received a salute from parade commander Lt General Bhavnish Kumar.
The grand 76th R-Day celebrations was graced by the Chief Guest Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto. Besides that, more than 10,000 special guests also attended the event.
At Kartavaya Path, a series of women's contingents and tableaux highlighted the important topics: women empowerment and child development.
According to Hindustan Times, a 148-women member contingent of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) headed by Aishwarya Joy M also walked as a part of the parade.
As a part of the grand celebrations, a tableau on the theme ‘MotherHood, Life Cycle Continuum Approach and Women-Led Development’ was presented by the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
The ‘Lakhpati Didi’ gathered mass attention from everyone. It is a statue of a woman holding a note bundle which was presented under the Lakhpati Didi Scheme to secure a minimum of one lakh income for self-help groups.
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