India's 70th Republic Day Parade, this year, will showcase the Army’s newly acquired artillery guns, an all-women paramilitary contingent march and a lady-officer leading...
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Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
The customs and traditions running since 1950, is good for few hundred common citizens of our mother land. Most of the space occupied by Politicians, betas Babus ,military officers, Diplomats and their families.
CRores of Rupees spent for this 2 hour ceremony and Army, Navy, AF and para military personnel deputed months in advance at Delhi along with associated equipments. This huge money can be utilized for development. modernizing military equipments and towards Medicare.
This function can be celebrated once in Tenure of President and Prime Minister.
Its too big a question and has to be answered in many parts. I know of only one advantage of the Republic Day parade, I got inspired by the parade as a young boy and joined the armed forces.We come from a humble background and we never knew anything about the armed forces except the RD parade. That was the age of Doordarshan. So atleast, there is one benefit, I can see for young boys in far off remote places who might see the RD parade and get inspired too like me. Cost Benefit analysis ..mmmm Dont know…dont care.
Republic Day in the past was really a day of Public with little security. But of late security has become so important that it has become “No Public Day”. Republic without public can no longer be consisted Republic Day.
Why not showcase the performances of every departments and what have the same have done to alleviate the carcinogenic phenomena which have been lingering in India since before independence like stagnant economy, distressed farmers, educated itteterates, widening income gaps, hellish conditions in medical field, so on and so forth. But seems like only the military might is a benchmark for development, unity, nationalism and patroatism in India. I mean, what are the mighty defence forces are protecting? A country which is in the deathbed for centuries? A Govt. must make the country worth protecting for in first place.
The customs and traditions running since 1950, is good for few hundred common citizens of our mother land. Most of the space occupied by Politicians, betas Babus ,military officers, Diplomats and their families.
CRores of Rupees spent for this 2 hour ceremony and Army, Navy, AF and para military personnel deputed months in advance at Delhi along with associated equipments. This huge money can be utilized for development. modernizing military equipments and towards Medicare.
This function can be celebrated once in Tenure of President and Prime Minister.
Fully agree with Admiral Arun Prakash as regards the periodicity
Its too big a question and has to be answered in many parts. I know of only one advantage of the Republic Day parade, I got inspired by the parade as a young boy and joined the armed forces.We come from a humble background and we never knew anything about the armed forces except the RD parade. That was the age of Doordarshan. So atleast, there is one benefit, I can see for young boys in far off remote places who might see the RD parade and get inspired too like me. Cost Benefit analysis ..mmmm Dont know…dont care.
Republic Day in the past was really a day of Public with little security. But of late security has become so important that it has become “No Public Day”. Republic without public can no longer be consisted Republic Day.
Why not showcase the performances of every departments and what have the same have done to alleviate the carcinogenic phenomena which have been lingering in India since before independence like stagnant economy, distressed farmers, educated itteterates, widening income gaps, hellish conditions in medical field, so on and so forth. But seems like only the military might is a benchmark for development, unity, nationalism and patroatism in India. I mean, what are the mighty defence forces are protecting? A country which is in the deathbed for centuries? A Govt. must make the country worth protecting for in first place.