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The 2012 Indian Premier League season, abbreviated as IPL 5 or the IPL 2012, will be the fifth season of the Indian Premier League, initiated by theBoard of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)[2] in 2007 with the first season played in 2008. The opening and closing ceremonies will be held in M. A. Chidambaram StadiumChennai, the home venue of the reigning champions Chennai Super Kings.[3] The tournament will begin on 4 April and end on 27 May 2012.[4] This season the number of teams in the league went from ten to nine with the termination of Kochi Tuskers Kerala.

Group stage

All times local (UTC+5:30)
4 April 2012
20:00 (D/N)
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Chennai Super Kings (H)
112 (19.5 overs)
v Mumbai Indians
115/2 (16.5 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 8 wickets
M. A. Chidambaram StadiumChennai
Player of the match: Richard Levi (Mumbai Indians)
Suresh Raina 36 (26)
Kieron Pollard 2/15 (4 ovres)
Richard Levi 50 (35)
Dwayne Bravo 1/14 (3 overs)
5 April 2012
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Kolkata Knight Riders (H) v Delhi Daredevils in progress
Eden GardensKolkata
6 April 2012
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Mumbai Indians (H) v Pune Warriors India Match 3
Wankhede StadiumMumbai
6 April 2012
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Rajasthan Royals (H) v Kings XI Punjab Match 4
Sawai Mansingh StadiumJaipur
7 April 2012
16:00 (D/N)
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Royal Challengers Bangalore (H) v Delhi Daredevils Match 5
M. Chinnaswamy StadiumBangalore
7 April 2012
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Deccan Chargers (H) v Chennai Super Kings Match 6
ACA-VDCA StadiumVisakhapatnam
8 April 2012
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Rajasthan Royals (H) v Kolkata Knight Riders Match 7
Sawai Mansingh StadiumJaipur
8 April 2012
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Pune Warriors India (H) v Kings XI Punjab Match 8
MCA StadiumPune
9 April 2012
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Deccan Chargers (H) v Mumbai Indians Match 9
ACA-VDCA StadiumVisakhapatnam
10 April 2012
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Royal Challengers Bangalore (H) v Kolkata Knight Riders Match 10
M. Chinnaswamy StadiumBangalore
10 April 2012
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Delhi Daredevils (H) v Chennai Super Kings Match 11
Feroz Shah KotlaDelhi
11 April 2012
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Mumbai Indians (H) v Rajasthan Royals Match 12
Wankhede StadiumMumbai
12 April 2012
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Chennai Super Kings (H) v Royal Challengers Bangalore Match 13
M. A. Chidambaram StadiumChennai
12 April 2012
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Kings XI Punjab (H) v Pune Warriors India Match 14
Punjab Cricket Association StadiumMohali, Chandigarh
13 April 2012
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Kolkata Knight Riders (H) v Rajasthan Royals Match 15
Eden GardensKolkata
14 April 2012
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Pune Warriors India (H) v Chennai Super Kings Match 16
MCA StadiumPune
15 April 2012
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Kolkata Knight Riders (H) v Kings XI Punjab Match 17
Eden GardensKolkata
15 April 2012
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Royal Challengers Bangalore (H) v Rajasthan Royals Match 18
M. Chinnaswamy StadiumBangalore
16 April 2012
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Mumbai Indians (H) v Delhi Daredevils Match 19
Wankhede StadiumMumbai
17 April 2012
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Rajasthan Royals (H) v Deccan Chargers Match 20
Sawai Mansingh StadiumJaipur
17 April 2012
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Royal Challengers Bangalore (H) v Pune Warriors India Match 21
M. Chinnaswamy StadiumBangalore
18 April 2012
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Kings XI Punjab (H) v Kolkata Knight Riders Match 22
Punjab Cricket Association StadiumMohali, Chandigarh
19 April 2012
16:00 (D/N)
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Delhi Daredevils (H) v Deccan Chargers Match 23
Feroz Shah KotlaDelhi
19 April 2012
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Chennai Super Kings (H) v Pune Warriors India Match 24
M. A. Chidambaram StadiumChennai
20 April 2012
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Kings XI Punjab (H) v Royal Challengers Bangalore Match 25
Punjab Cricket Association StadiumMohali, Chandigarh
21 April 2012
16:00 (D/N)
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Chennai Super Kings (H) v Rajasthan Royals Match 26
M. A. Chidambaram StadiumChennai
21 April 2012
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Delhi Daredevils (H) v Pune Warriors India Match 27
Feroz Shah KotlaDelhi
22 April 2012
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Mumbai Indians (H) v Kings XI Punjab Match 28
Wankhede StadiumMumbai
22 April 2012
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Deccan Chargers (H) v Kolkata Knight Riders Match 29
Barabati StadiumCuttack
23 April 2012
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Rajasthan Royals (H) v Royal Challengers Bangalore Match 30
Sawai Mansingh StadiumJaipur
24 April 2012
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Pune Warriors India (H) v Delhi Daredevils Match 31
MCA StadiumPune
24 April 2012
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Kolkata Knight Riders (H) v Deccan Chargers Match 32
Eden GardensKolkata
25 April 2012
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Kings XI Punjab (H) v Mumbai Indians Match 33
Punjab Cricket Association StadiumMohali, Chandigarh
25 April 2012
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Royal Challengers Bangalore (H) v Chennai Super Kings Match 34
M. Chinnaswamy StadiumBangalore
26 April 2012
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Pune Warriors India (H) v Deccan Chargers Match 35
MCA StadiumPune
27 April 2012
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Delhi Daredevils (H) v Mumbai Indians Match 36
Feroz Shah KotlaDelhi
28 April 2012
16:00 (D/N)
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Chennai Super Kings (H) v Kings XI Punjab Match 37
M. A. Chidambaram StadiumChennai
28 April 2012
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Kolkata Knight Riders (H) v Royal Challengers Bangalore Match 38
Eden GardensKolkata
29 April 2012
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Delhi Daredevils (H) v Rajasthan Royals Match 39
Feroz Shah KotlaDelhi
29 April 2012
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Mumbai Indians (H) v Deccan Chargers Match 40
Wankhede StadiumMumbai
30 April 2012
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Chennai Super Kings (H) v Kolkata Knight Riders Match 41
M. A. Chidambaram StadiumChennai
1 May 2012
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Deccan Chargers (H) v Pune Warriors India Match 42
Barabati StadiumCuttack
1 May 2012
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Rajasthan Royals (H) v Delhi Daredevils Match 43
Sawai Mansingh StadiumJaipur
2 May 2012
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Royal Challengers Bangalore (H) v Kings XI Punjab Match 44
M. Chinnaswamy StadiumBangalore
3 May 2012
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Pune Warriors India (H) v Mumbai Indians Match 45
MCA StadiumPune
4 May 2012
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Chennai Super Kings (H) v Deccan Chargers Match 46
M. A. Chidambaram StadiumChennai
5 May 2012
16:00 (D/N)
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Kolkata Knight Riders (H) v Pune Warriors India Match 47
Eden GardensKolkata
5 May 2012
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Kings XI Punjab (H) v Rajasthan Royals Match 48
Punjab Cricket Association StadiumMohali, Chandigarh
6 May 2012
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Mumbai Indians (H) v Chennai Super Kings Match 49
Wankhede StadiumMumbai
6 May 2012
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Royal Challengers Bangalore (H) v Deccan Chargers Match 50
M. Chinnaswamy StadiumBangalore
7 May 2012
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Delhi Daredevils (H) v Kolkata Knight Riders Match 51
Feroz Shah KotlaDelhi
8 May 2012
16:00 (D/N)
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Pune Warriors India (H) v Rajasthan Royals Match 52
MCA StadiumPune
8 May 2012
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Deccan Chargers (H) v Kings XI Punjab Match 53
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket StadiumHyderabad
9 May 2012
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Mumbai Indians (H) v Royal Challengers Bangalore Match 54
Wankhede StadiumMumbai
10 May 2012
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Deccan Chargers (H) v Delhi Daredevils Match 55
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket StadiumHyderabad
10 May 2012
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Rajasthan Royals (H) v Chennai Super Kings Match 56
Sawai Mansingh StadiumJaipur
11 May 2012
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Pune Warriors India (H) v Royal Challengers Bangalore Match 57
MCA StadiumPune
12 May 2012
16:00 (D/N)
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Kolkata Knight Riders (H) v Mumbai Indians Match 58
Eden GardensKolkata
12 May 2012
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Chennai Super Kings (H) v Delhi Daredevils Match 59
M. A. Chidambaram StadiumChennai
13 May 2012
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Rajasthan Royals (H) v Pune Warriors India Match 60
Sawai Mansingh StadiumJaipur
13 May 2012
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Kings XI Punjab (H) v Deccan Chargers Match 61
Punjab Cricket Association StadiumMohali, Chandigarh
14 May 2012
16:00 (D/N)
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Royal Challengers Bangalore (H) v Mumbai Indians Match 62
M. Chinnaswamy StadiumBangalore
14 May 2012
20:00 (D/N)
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Kolkata Knight Riders (H) v Chennai Super Kings Match 63
Eden GardensKolkata
15 May 2012
20:00 (D/N)
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Delhi Daredevils (H) v Kings XI Punjab Match 64
Feroz Shah KotlaDelhi
16 May 2012
20:00 (D/N)
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Mumbai Indians (H) v Kolkata Knight Riders Match 65
Wankhede StadiumMumbai
17 May 2012
16:00 (D/N)
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Kings XI Punjab (H) v Chennai Super Kings Match 66
HPCA StadiumDharamsala
17 May 2012
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Delhi Daredevils (H) v Royal Challengers Bangalore Match 67
Feroz Shah KotlaDelhi
18 May 2012
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Deccan Chargers (H) v Rajasthan Royals Match 68
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket StadiumHyderabad
19 May 2012
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Kings XI Punjab (H) v Delhi Daredevils Match 69
HPCA StadiumDharamsala
19 May 2012
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Pune Warriors India (H) v Kolkata Knight Riders Match 70
MCA StadiumPune
20 May 2012
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Deccan Chargers (H) v Royal Challengers Bangalore Match 71
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket StadiumHyderabad
20 May 2012
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Rajasthan Royals (H) v Mumbai Indians Match 72
Sawai Mansingh StadiumJaipur

NATIONAL AWARDS

The National Awards Winners for 2012 has been announced. The Hindi film industry won several awards; Vidya Balan bagged the Best Actress award for her superlative performance in ‘The Dirty Picture’. Onir’s I AM received the Best Hindi film award, Partho Gupte of Stanley Ka Dabba fame won Best Child Actor, while Salman Khan’s Chillar Party team won 3 National awards including Best Children’s film. Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara won two – Best Choreography and Best Audiography. Ra One won an award in the Best VFX category.

Check out the full list of National Awards Winners for 2012 below.


Best Film – Kannada film ‘Byari’ and Marathi film ‘Deool’
Best Malayalam film – Indian Rupee
Best Bengali Film – Ranjana Ami Aar Ashbo Na
Best Tamil Film – Vaagai Sooda Vaa
Best Marathi Film – Shaala
Best Hindi Film – I Am
Best Actor – Girish Kulkarni (Marathi film ‘Deool’)
Best Actress – Vidya Balan (The Dirty Picture)
Best Child Actor – Partho Gupte (Stanley Ka Dabba) and Chillar Party kids
Best Supporting Actor – Appu Kutty (Tamil film ‘Azhagar Samiyin Kuthirai’)
Best Supporting Actress – Leishangthem Tonthoingambi Devi (Manipuri film ‘Phijigee Mani’)
Best Director – Gurvinder Singh (Punjabi film ‘Anhe Ghore Da Daan’)
Best Children’s Film – Chillar Party
Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film by a director – Thiagarajan Kumararaja (Aranya Kandam)
Best Lyrics – Amitabh Bhattacharya (I Am)
Best Choreography – Bosco – Caesar for ‘Senorita’ (Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara)
Best Visual Effects – Ra.One
Best Costumes – Neharika Khan (The Dirty Picture) and Neeta Lulla (Bal Gandharva)
Best Makeup – Vijram Gaekwad (The Dirty Picture)
Best Screenplay – Nitish Tiwari, Vikas Bahl, Vijay Maurya, Rajesh Bajaj (Chillar Party)
Best Adapted Screenplay Writer – Avinash Deshpande
Best Dialogues – Girish Kulkarni (Deool)
Best Editing – Praveen KL (Aranya Kandam)
Best Audiography – Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
Best Playback Singer Male – Anand Bhate
Best Playback Singer Female – Rupa Ganguly
Best Book – Anirudha Bhattacharjee, Balaji Vittal (RD Burman The Man The Music)
Best Film Critic – Manoj P Pujari
Special Mention – Director Shari for Malayalam film ‘Adi Madhyantam’ and Mallika Kannada film ‘Byari’
Special Jury Award – Anjan Dutta (Ranjana Ami Aar Ashbo Na)

AKHILESH YADAV

Akhilesh Yadav

Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
Incumbent
Assumed office
15 March 2012
Preceded by Mayawati
Member of Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office
2000
Preceded by Pradeep Kumar Yadav
Constituency Kannauj
Personal details
Born 1 July 1973
Saifai, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh
Political party Samajwadi Party
Spouse(s) Dimple Yadav
Children Aditi Yadav, Tina Yadav and Arjun Yadav
Residence Saifai, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh
Alma mater University of Mysore
University of Sydney
Website www.akhileshyadav.com

Akhilesh Yadav (born 1 July 1973) is an Indian politician, chief minister elect of Uttar Pradesh and currently the Lok Sabha member for Kannauj. He is the son of Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav and Malti Devi[1]. He was first elected to the Lok Sabha from Kannauj in a by-election in 2000. He retained his seat in the 2004 and 2009 general elections.[2], and shall swear-in as chief minister of UP on 15 March, 2012.

He has won three Lok Sabha elections since 2000. [3] He spearheaded the campaign to bring the Samajwadi Party back to power in the 2012 UP Assembly election.Contents [hide]
1 Short biography
2 Education
3 2009 By elections
4 2012 UP assembly elections

Short biography

Akhilesh Yadav was born to Mulayam Singh Yadav and his first wife Malti Devi on 1 July 1973 in the Saifai village of Etawah ditrict. Although he lost his mother but gained a lot in the short span of his life. Akhilesh is married and has three children – two daughters and one son.
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Education

He studied at the Military School Dholpur, Rajasthan. [4]He earned Bachelor degree in engineering from Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, Mysore and later opted for a Masters in environmental engineering from the University of Sydney.[5][6]

2009 By elections

The Firozabad seat had been won by Akhilesh Yadav in the May 2009 general elections by a margin of 67,301 votes against Bahujan Samaj Party candidate SPS Baghel. Akhilesh Yadav, who also won from Kannauj, vacated the Firozabad Lok Sabha seat, leading to a by poll.
2012 UP assembly elections

His campaigning style (mostly used bicycle for campaigning, had an IT professional and an RJ amongst others in his team) and persona was a key role in helping the Samajwadi Party towards a victory in the Uttar Pradesh’s Assembly Elections held in 2012, with Samajwadi party winning 224 seats out of total 403, becoming the single largest party thus forming the government. He has been announced as the new Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. He will be the youngest Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh at the age of 38 years.

UP & UTTARAKHAND RESULTS 

Election results 2012: Thumbs up for Samajwadi Party and Akali Dal, Congress bruised

NEW DELHI: It was a day of grand wins and bruising defeats. As counting ended on Tuesday for elections in five states, the Samajwadi Party (SP) surged back to power in Uttar Pradesh and the Akali Dal broke a four-decade jinx to win another term in Punjab, leaving India’s ruling Congress battered with the solace of wins in Manipur and Uttarakhand.

The Congress suffered humiliating defeats in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Goa, but held on to Manipur and barely scraped through in Uttarakhand.

 

LIBRARY QUOTES

THOUGHTS

A library is the delivery room for the birth of ideas, a place where history comes to life.
Norman Cousins

A library is thought in cold storage.
Herbert Samuel

A library, to modify the famous metaphor of Socrates, should be the delivery room for the birth of ideas – a place where history comes to life.
Norman Cousins

ELECTIONS IN INDIA

ELECTIONS IN INDIA

India has a quasi federal government, with elected officials at the federal (national), state and local levels. On a national level, the head of government, the Prime Minister, is elected in-directly by the people[citation needed], through a general election where the leader of the majority winning party is selected to be the Prime Minister. All members of the federal legislature, the Parliament, are directly elected. Elections in India take place every five years by universal adult suffrage.

In 2009, the elections involved an electorate of 714 million[1] (larger than both EU and US elections combined[2]). Declared expenditure has trebled since 1989 to almost $300 million, using more than one million electronic voting machines.[3]

The size of the huge electorate mandates that elections be conducted in a number of phases (there were four phases in 2004 General Elections and five phases in 2009). It involves a number of step-by-step processes from announcement of election dates by the Election Commission of India, which brings into force the ‘model code of conduct’ for the political parties, to the announcement of results and submission of the list of successful candidates to the executive head of the state or the centre. The submission of results marks the end of the election process, thereby paving way for the formation of the new government.

REPUBLIC DAY

26th  JANUARY

The Republic Day of India commemorates the date on which the Constitution of India came into force replacing the Government of India Act 1935 as the governing document of India on 26 January 1950.[1]

The 26th of January was chosen to honour the memory of the declaration of independence of 1930. It is one of the three national holidays in India. While the main parade takes place in the national capital New Delhi at the Rajpath before the president, the anniversary is also celebrated with varying degrees of formality in state capitals and other centres.

Republic Day
Republic Day
Soldiers of the Madras Regiment during the annual Republic Day Parade in 2004
Observed by India
Type National
Date 26 January
Celebrations Parades, distribution of sweets in schools and cultural programmes
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