HT Archives: Pictures from India's first Republic Day
The Constitution of India was adopted on January 26, 1950. Since then, every year, January 26 is celebrated as Republic Day.
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Let's take a look at a few of the historical moments from 1950 from the archives of Hindustan Times.
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This photo shows members of the Constituent Assembly-Jairamdas Daulatram, Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, Dr John Matthai and Sardar Patel signing three copies of the Constitution at the final session of the Assembly.
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Here's a group photograph of members of the Constituent Assembly taken before its last session. India’s first president Dr Rajendra Prasad can be seen sitting in the centre.
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This image shows Dr Rajendra Prasad delivering his address after being sworn in as the President of the Indian Republic. Jawaharlal Nehru, Dr Soekarno, President of the Indonesian Republic and other Ministers of the Central Government can be seen sitting on the left.
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Here's a picture of Dr Rajendra Prasad and his family. His wife can be seen seated to his left and his sister to his right.
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This image features the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru looking at the album of photographs presented to him by the Canadian Prime Minister, Mr Louis St Laurent.
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Take a look at this image from 1950 in which the Presidential procession can be seen passing along Parliament Street. Dr Rajendra Prasad can be seen acknowledging people flanking the streets.
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Here's a photo collage of the celebration of Republic Day in 1950 in New Delhi.