Journalism of Courage
Prime Minister Narendra Modi before reaching Rajpath paid his tributes to the martyrs by laying a wreath at Amar Jawan Jyoti in the presence of Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and the three service chiefs. (Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi continued with his tradition of donning colourful turbans at Republic Day celebrations on Saturday by sporting a yellowish orange headgear with a red tail. (Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)
India is celebrating its 71st Republic Day and the atmosphere at the Rajghat is charged to witness the parade. (Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)
'Nari Shakti' (women power) was on full display on the ceremonial boulevard with an all-woman Assam Rifles contingent creating history this year by participating for the first time in the parade, which was led by Maj Khushboo Kanwar. (Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)
The parade commenced in a cold weather amid a heavy security blanket with thousands of security personnel, anti-aircraft guns and sharpshooters deployed in view of the event. (Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)
Chilly weather conditions failed to dampen the spirits of both the jawans part of parade contingents and the people who came to see the display at Rajpath. (Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)
India's military might was also on display, with the artillery gun system M777 American Ultra Light Howitzers, recently acquired from the US, and K9 Vajra, a self-propelled artillery gun, showcased on Rajpath. (Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)
At the unfurling of the tricolour, the band played the national anthem with a 21-gun salute fired in the background. Para-military and other auxiliary forces also participated in the parade along National Cadet Corps and National Service Scheme. (Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)
The Indian Air Force displayed its fighter aircrafts in the skies over Rajpath. The Jaguar fleet came in the arrow head formation to enthrall the audience on grounjd. (Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)
The Indian Air Force displayed a stunning flypast with its state of the art aircrafts including fleets of Jaguar, Sukhoi 30 MKI, Globemaster. (Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)
The overall theme for the Republic Day celebrations this year is the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and tableaux of many states, themed on him, are lined up for the occasion. (Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)
Celebrations are going on throughout the country. The 70th Republic Day was celebrated in schools, colleges and government institutions with great enthusiasm. (Express Photo by Javed Raja)
Jammu & Kashmir police, CRPF, Kashmiri students take part in 70th Republic Day celebrations in Sher-e-Kashmir Stadium, Bandipore. (Photo: Shuaib Masoodi)
Jammu & Kashmir police take part in 70th Republic Day celebrations in Sher-e-Kashmir Stadium, Bandipore. (Photo: Shuaib Masoodi)
