Republic Day is on Thursday, 26 January 2012, Republic Day Pictures, Images, Scraps for Orkut, Myspace

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26th January 1950 is one of the most important days in Indian history as it was on this day the constitution of India came into force and India became a truly sovereign state. In this day India became a totally republican unit. The country finally realized the dream of Mahatma Gandhi and the numerous freedom fighters who, fought for and sacrificed their lives for the Independence of their country. So, the 26th of January was decreed a national holiday and has been recognized and celebrated as the Republic Day of India, ever since.    Today, the Republic Day is celebrated with much enthusiasm all over the country and especially in the capital, New Delhi where the celebrations start with the Presidential to the nation. The beginning of the occasion is always a solemn reminder of the sacrifice of the martyrs who died for the country in the freedom movement and the succeeding wars for the defense of sovereignty of their country. Then, the President comes forward to award the medals of bravery to the people from the armed forces for their exceptional courage in the field and also the civilians, who have distinguished themselves by their different acts of valour in different situations.    To mark the importance of this occasion, every year a grand parade is held in the capital, from the Rajghat, along the Vijaypath. The different regiments of the army, the Navy and the Air force march past in all their finery and official decorations even the horses of the cavalry are attractively caparisoned to suit the occasion. The crème of N.C.C cadets, selected from all over the country consider it an honour to participate in this event, as do the school children from various schools in the capital. They spend many days preparing for the event and no expense is spared to see that every detail is taken care of, from their practice for the drills, the essential props and their uniforms.    The parade is followed by a pageant of spectacular displays from the different states of the country. These moving exhibits depict scenes of activities of people in those states and the music and songs of that particular state accompany each display. Each display brings out the diversity and richness of the culture of India and the whole show lends a festive air to the occasion. The parade and the ensuing pageantry is telecast by the National Television and is watched by millions of viewers in every corner of the country.    The patriotic fervor of the people on this day brings the whole country together even in her essential diversity. Every part of the country is represented in occasion, which makes the Republic Day the most popular of all the national holidays of India.

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Vande Mataram, Meaning of Vande Mataram, National Song, National Song of India, Independence Day

Vande Mataram, Meaning of Vande Mataram, National Song, National Song of India, Independence Day

"National Song of India"



वन्दे मातरम्
सुजलां सुफलां मलयजशीतलाम्
शस्यशामलां मातरम् ।
शुभ्रज्योत्स्नापुलकितयामिनीं
फुल्लकुसुमितद्रुमदलशोभिनीं
सुहासिनीं सुमधुर भाषिणीं
सुखदां वरदां मातरम् ।। १ ।। वन्दे मातरम् ।

कोटि-कोटि-कण्ठ-कल-कल-निनाद-कराले
कोटि-कोटि-भुजैर्धृत-खरकरवाले,
अबला केन मा एत बले ।
बहुबलधारिणीं नमामि तारिणीं
रिपुदलवारिणीं मातरम् ।। २ ।। वन्दे मातरम् ।

तुमि विद्या, तुमि धर्म
तुमि हृदि, तुमि मर्म
त्वं हि प्राणा: शरीरे
बाहुते तुमि मा शक्ति,
हृदये तुमि मा भक्ति,
तोमारई प्रतिमा गडि
मन्दिरे-मन्दिरे मातरम् ।। ३ ।। वन्दे मातरम् ।

त्वं हि दुर्गा दशप्रहरणधारिणी
कमला कमलदलविहारिणी
वाणी विद्यादायिनी, नमामि त्वाम्
नमामि कमलां अमलां अतुलां
सुजलां सुफलां मातरम् ।। ४ ।। वन्दे मातरम् ।

श्यामलां सरलां सुस्मितां भूषितां
धरणीं भरणीं मातरम् ।। ५ ।। वन्दे मातरम् ।।

English translation of Vande mataram songs

Mother, I bow to thee!
Rich with thy hurrying streams,
bright with orchard gleams,
Cool with thy winds of delight,
Dark fields waving Mother of might,
Mother free.

Glory of moonlight dreams,
Over thy branches and lordly streams,
Clad in thy blossoming trees,
Mother, giver of ease
Laughing low and sweet!
Mother I kiss thy feet,
Speaker sweet and low!
Mother, to thee I bow.

Who hath said thou art weak in thy lands
When the sword flesh out in the seventy million hands
And seventy million voices roar
Thy dreadful name from shore to shore?
With many strengths who art mighty and stored,
To thee I call Mother and Lord!
Though who savest, arise and save!
To her I cry who ever her foeman drove
Back from plain and Sea
And shook herself free.

Thou art wisdom, thou art law,
Thou art heart, our soul, our breath
Though art love divine, the awe
In our hearts that conquers death.
Thine the strength that nervs the arm,
Thine the beauty, thine the charm.
Every image made divine
In our temples is but thine.

Thou art Durga, Lady and Queen,
With her hands that strike and her
swords of sheen,
Thou art Lakshmi lotus-throned,
And the Muse a hundred-toned,
Pure and perfect without peer,
Mother lend thine ear,
Rich with thy hurrying streams,
Bright with thy orchard gleems,
Dark of hue O candid-fair

In thy soul, with jewelled hair
And thy glorious smile divine,
Lovilest of all earthly lands,
Showering wealth from well-stored hands!
Mother, mother mine!
Mother sweet, I bow to thee,
Mother great and free!

Mother, I bow to thee!
Rich with thy hurrying streams,
bright with orchard gleams,
Cool with thy winds of delight,
Dark fields waving Mother of might,
Mother free.

Glory of moonlight dreams,
Over thy branches and lordly streams,
Clad in thy blossoming trees,
Mother, giver of ease
Laughing low and sweet!
Mother I kiss thy feet,
Speaker sweet and low!
Mother, to thee I bow.

Who hath said thou art weak in thy lands
When the sword flesh out in the seventy million hands
And seventy million voices roar
Thy dreadful name from shore to shore?
With many strengths who art mighty and stored,
To thee I call Mother and Lord!
Though who savest, arise and save!
To her I cry who ever her foeman drove
Back from plain and Sea
And shook herself free.

Thou art wisdom, thou art law,
Thou art heart, our soul, our breath
Though art love divine, the awe
In our hearts that conquers death.
Thine the strength that nervs the arm,
Thine the beauty, thine the charm.
Every image made divine
In our temples is but thine.

Thou art Durga, Lady and Queen,
With her hands that strike and her
swords of sheen,
Thou art Lakshmi lotus-throned,
And the Muse a hundred-toned,
Pure and perfect without peer,
Mother lend thine ear,
Rich with thy hurrying streams,
Bright with thy orchard gleems,
Dark of hue O candid-fair

In thy soul, with jewelled hair
And thy glorious smile divine,
Lovilest of all earthly lands,
Showering wealth from well-stored hands!
Mother, mother mine!
Mother sweet, I bow to thee,
Mother great and free!

For Marathi Poems on Independence Day click on below link:

http://anupsmarathipoems.blogspot.com/2011/08/independance-day-marathi-poem-festival.html

For National Anthem of India click on below link :

http://anupchavanblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/anthem-national-anthem-independance-day.html

For National Song of India Click on below link:

http://anupchavanblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/vande-mataram-meaning-of-vande-mataram.html

To know about Indian Flag, Flag Colors and their meanings click on below link:

http://anupchavanblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/flag-indian-flag-tiranga-independance.html

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Independance Day, Independance Day of India, National Anthem, Flag, 15 August

Independance Day, Independance Day of India, National Anthem, Flag, 15 August

Happy Independence Day

No Indian on earth can forget that memorable midnight of August 15, 1947, as it is the time, when India gained independence from the British. The otherwise suppressed tri-colored flag of India was given its due respect, when it was hoisted in the midnight on the Independence Day. Cultural programs and flag-hoisting ceremonies are the predominant affair of the day, while colorful kites fill the sky in the evening, to symbolize freedom. People indulge themselves in remembering the heroes of the freedom struggle and pay homage to them.

In all the schools and colleges across India, no academic work is done on Independence Day, but all the students and staff members would be present in their respective educational institutions, to celebrate the day. A sort of social gathering is arranged in the educations institutions, wherein cultural programs are organized. Flag hoisting ceremony takes place within their respective premises. As the flag is hoisted by the head of the institution (mostly the principal), students sing national anthem and pay respect to their flag and to uphold the sovereignty of the country.

This national festival is celebrated with great pleasure all over the country. It was August 15, 1947, the nation woke up breathing in the air of freedom & ready for a new beginning. It is the freedom that gave India a new Identity as a sovereign country after 300 years of colonial rule. It was on the eve of 15th of August, 1947 that India tricolor flag was unfurled by Jawahar Lal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, on the ramparts the Red Fort of Delhi. Delhi’s skyline gets dotted with thousands of kites taking to the sky this day.

For Marathi Poems on Independence Day click on below link:

http://anupsmarathipoems.blogspot.com/2011/08/independance-day-marathi-poem-festival.html

For National Anthem of India click on below link :

http://anupchavanblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/anthem-national-anthem-independance-day.html

For National Song of India Click on below link:

http://anupchavanblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/vande-mataram-meaning-of-vande-mataram.html

To know about Indian Flag, Flag Colors and their meanings click on below link:

http://anupchavanblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/flag-indian-flag-tiranga-independance.html

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Flag, Indian Flag, Tiranga, Independance Day,

Flag, Indian Flag, Tiranga, Independance Day,

Indian Flag

Indian Flag is designed by Pingali Venkaya, a writer and geophysicist from Andhra Pradesh in 1916. The color and design underwent several modifications in 1921, 1931, and then in 1947 when the ‘Charka’ in the middle was replaced by the ‘Chakra’.

THE INDIAN Flag is the symbol of honor and pride to all Indians all over the world. It is affectionately called 'Tiranga' by the people of India - Tiranga means 'Three Colored' in Hindi, the national language of India.

The FLAG colors and the Navy Blue CHAKRA signify a great meaning: The flag has 3 colors the ratio division is 2:3 with the center part has a Navy blue Chakra.

1. SAFFRON: The Top Layer - This color signifies COURAGE and SELFLESSNESS. India has a history of brave and loyal freedom fighters. Saffron indicates the strength of this nation and its will to give away all for the benefit of its people. Saffron is also the color of cloth worn by Holy men of India since ancient times.

2. WHITE: The Middle Layer - This color signifies PEACE and TRUTH. A nation with diverse ethnic and cultural groups. Rich history, 22 officially recognized languages and more than 300 dialects. Some people think there are only 15 official languages because the language panel on Indian rupee banknotes display the denomination of the note in 15 of the 22 official languages of India.

3. GREEN: The Last Layer - The color signifies PROSPERITY and FERTILITY. A country ahead in every field and industry. Has names and people known for their achievement all over the world, a country that gives the best brains and population to almost every other nations' success. A success that isn't shared by most.

4. CHAKRA: the wheel in the center. Very well known as ASHOKA CHAKRA taken from the ASHOKA reign Pillar signifies Justice. The 24 Spokes signify 24 hours of a day.

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY

For Marathi Poems on Independence Day click on below link:

http://anupsmarathipoems.blogspot.com/2011/08/independance-day-marathi-poem-festival.html

For National Anthem of India click on below link :

http://anupchavanblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/anthem-national-anthem-independance-day.html

For National Song of India Click on below link:

http://anupchavanblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/vande-mataram-meaning-of-vande-mataram.html

To know about Indian Flag, Flag Colors and their meanings click on below link:

http://anupchavanblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/flag-indian-flag-tiranga-independance.html

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