India was declared a Sovereign Democratic Republic on January 26, 1950 at a solemn ceremony in the Government House's Durbar Hall. Dr. Rajendra Prasad was sworn in as the first president.

About the first Republic Day celebrations, the over 100-year-old Fauji Akhbar had said, 'The president drove out of the Government House (now Rashtrapati Bhavan) in state exactly at 2:30 pm in a ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — India celebrated its 76th Republic Day on Sunday with a colorful parade displaying its military might and cultural diversity on a boulevard in the heart of country’s capital.

Sukarno, Indonesia’s first president and the leader of the country’s independence struggle, was the chief guest at India’s first Republic Day celebration in 1950.

NEW DELHI (AP) — India celebrated its 76th Republic Day on Sunday with a colorful parade displaying its military might and cultural diversity on a boulevard in the heart of country’s capital.