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Republic Day 2024: What Does Hoisting Flag On Independence Day And Unfurling It On Republic Day Mean?
India is all set to celebrate its 76 Republic Day on 26 January 2024. This is the day when it achieved 'Purna Swaraj' from oppressive British rule. On this day, the President of India unfurls the national flag at Kartavya Path, formerly called Rajpath, in New Delhi.
Even though this event seems like a normal flag hoisting on Independence Day, these two national ceremonies are entirely different and have a very distinct line when it comes to the placement of the flag. Let us know the difference between the hoisting and unfurling the National Flag.
Hoisting
Flag
On
Independence
Day
On
15
August,
which
marks
the
Independence
Day
of
India,
the
Prime
Minister
of
India
hosts
the
National
flag
at
the
Red
Fort.
On
this
day,
the
tricolor
flag
is
tied
at
the
lower
part
of
the
flagpole
and
then
raised
by
the
PM.
This
act
signifies
that
the
nation
has
attained
complete
independence
or
freedom
from
the
British
Raj,
thus
establishing
its
own
independent
identity-
a
new
country
that
is
free
from
colonial
rule.
This
event
is
followed
by
the
PM's
address
to
the
nation.
Unfurling
Flag
On
Republic
Day
On
the
other
hand,
Republic
Day,
or
R-Day
marks
the
formal
adoption
of
the
Constitution
of
India.
On
the
morning
of
the
ceremony,
the
President
of
India
unfurls
the
National
flag
at
the
Kartavya
Path.
The
tricolor
National
Flag
is
tied
as
a
bundle
with
flowers
on
top
of
the
flagpole
and
the
President
of
the
country
unfurls
it.
India achieved Independence before the first Republic Day was observed and so the unfurling of the flag signifies that India was already a free country. This event is followed by a massive show that boasts cultural diversity and military prowess.
For those unaware, when India was celebrating its first Independence Day, there was no official President of India, so the task was assigned to Lord Mountbatten. However, a British colonizer couldn't be trusted with hoisting the flag, so it was done by the then Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru. Since then, every year, the President of India unfurls the flag on 26 January.
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