Not Too Cold For Them!

While most of Delhi and Delhiites are freezing, soldiers at India Gate are busy practicing for the upcoming Republic Day celebrations. Covered in 5 layers of woolens, I braved the cold to get this shot. A warm brrrrrrr to everyone visiting the blog :-)

XIX Commonwealth Games 2010, Delhi

XIX Commonwealth Games 2010, will be held in Delhi from October 3 to 14. The city is gearing up for the international event with much gusto. This is the office of the Organising Committee. The building was lighted on the Republic Day as January 26 also marked just 250 days left for the Games.

India's 61st Republic Day

We, Indians, are today celebrating the 61st Republic Day. It was on 26th January 1950 that the Constitution of India came into force. This is the Parliament of India, where our lawmakers sit and decide the fate of the country.

I hope that the politicians sitting in this sacred chamber of democracy take a pledge to concentrate on realising the potential India has as a young republic rather than investing time in encouraging communal disharmony in the country.

P.S: Mile Sur Mera Tumhara was a song composed in the 1980s which spoke of India's unity in diversity and had several icons of that time featuring in the video. The same song has been improvised and a new video featuring the Indian icons of today has been released across the country today. You can see the new version, Phir Mile Sur, here.

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Parliament

A masterpiece by Akshat, my younger brother. This the Parliament of India on January 26 in its finery. Republic Day is the day India adopted its Constitution.

The Preamble Of the Indian Constitution States:

WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC and to secure to all its citizens:

JUSTICE, social, economic and political;
LIBERTY of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship;
EQUALITY of status and of opportunity;
and to promote among them all
FRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity and integrity of the Nation;

Happy Republic Day

My love for Delhi grows with each passing day. The city is decorated like a bride today and will be in her finery till January 29. This is the Raisina Hills, the seat of the government. The central dome is the Rashtrapati Bhawan, flanked on both the side by North and South block.

The lighting will continue till Beating Retreat on January 29. You had to be at Rajpath tonight to experience the magic and the festivity.

This photograph was clicked by my younger brother Akshat, while I drove around the heart of Delhi.