India adopted its constitution and transitioned into a republic on this day.

India

Country in South Asia

India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area; the most populous country since 2023; and, since its independence in 1947, the world's most populous democracy. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian…

Constitution of India

The Constitution of India is the supreme legal document of India, and the longest written national constitution in the world. The document lays down the framework that demarcates fundamental political code, structure, procedures, powers, and duties of government institutions and…

Republic

Form of government

A republic, based on the Latin phrase res publica, is a state in which political power rests with the public (people), typically through their representatives—in contrast to a monarchy. Although a republic is most often a single sovereign state, subnational state entities that…

Republic Day (India)

National day of India celebrating the adoption of its Constitution (26 January)

Republic Day is a national holiday in India commemorating the adoption of the Constitution of the Republic of India and the country's transition to a republic which came into effect on 26 January 1950.

January 26

Day of the year

January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 339 days remain until the end of the year.