Republic
The Constitution of India came into force, and India declared itself as a "Republic" on January
26, 1950, a date thereafter celebrated annually as Republic Day in India. The Constitution
had been prepared by the Constituent Assembly which was set up upon India gaining its
independence from the British in 1947. This, in fact, was a deliberate act: the 26th of January
was initially India's "Independence Day", one of Mahatma Gandhi's many symbolic acts during
India's Freedom Struggle against the British colonial rule, and the adoption of the Constitution
on this date was felt able to strengthen its initial meaning, one calling for Indians of all ages
to declare their freedom from the British Raj. It is one of three annual national holidays in India, the other two being the nation's Independence Day on August 15 (since 1947) and the birthday of Mohandas K Gandhi or Mahatma Gandhi on October 2. And so, after the disposal of the Empire of India; King George VI was the last and only "King" of the modern India.
The Constitution of India came into force, and India declared itself as a "Republic" on January
26, 1950, a date thereafter celebrated annually as Republic Day in India. The Constitution
had been prepared by the Constituent Assembly which was set up upon India gaining its
independence from the British in 1947. This, in fact, was a deliberate act: the 26th of January
was initially India's "Independence Day", one of Mahatma Gandhi's many symbolic acts during
India's Freedom Struggle against the British colonial rule, and the adoption of the Constitution
on this date was felt able to strengthen its initial meaning, one calling for Indians of all ages
to declare their freedom from the British Raj. It is one of three annual national holidays in India, the other two being the nation's Independence Day on August 15 (since 1947) and the birthday of Mohandas K Gandhi or Mahatma Gandhi on October 2. And so, after the disposal of the Empire of India; King George...
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