Republic Day is not just any other regular national holiday; the day contains an integral significance in India’s history. While India gained independence from British rule on August 15, 1947, the nation did not immediately have its own governing framework, and it took more than two years to draft and implement a new constitution. 

Why is Republic Day celebrated on January 26?

26 January back in the 1950s marked a defining moment in the nation’s democratic history. On this day the Constitution of India came into effect in 1950, transforming the country into a sovereign, democratic republic.