Question: which country’s tri-service contingent took part in the 72nd Republic Day parade of India in 2021?
a) USA
b) Nepal
c) Bangladesh
d) Bhutan
Answer: c)
Facts about 72nd Republic Day Celebration of India
- India celebrated its 72nd Republic Day on 26th January 2021.
- Celebrations were observed amid Covid -19 restrictions. This year parade had a shorter route, no chief guest, fewer spectators, no children under 15, and fewer soldiers in the Army and Navy contigents.
- The 2021 Republic Day parade began with a 122-member, tri-service contingent of the Bangladeshi armed forces – led by Lieutenant Colonel Mohatsim Haider Chaudhary parading in front of Indian president.
- A total of 32 tableaus – 17 from states and UTs, six from the Defence Ministry and nine from various central ministries and department took part in the parade.
- • For the first time, the tableau of the Union Territory of Ladakh, which came into existence in 2019, was displayed in this year’s parade. The tableau highlighted the ”Vision” for Ladakh to be carbon neutral and exemplary for the world.
- Uttar Pradesh’s tableau displayed the state’s cultural city of Ayodhya and the Ram temple, which is under construction. In the first part of the tableau, Maharishi Valmiki has been shown composing the Ramayana. In the middle part of the tableau, Shri Ram Mandir was shown .
- Flight Lieutenant Bhawana Kanth – the first Indian woman to qualify for a combat mission in a fighter jet – became the first to participate in the flypast of the parade.
- India’s new Rafale fighter jet took to the skies of Republic Day parade for the first time.
- The Republic Day parade was led by Parade Commander, Lieutenant General Vijay Kumar Mishra, Ati Vishisth Seva medal, General Officer Commanding Delhi Area. Major General Alok Kacker, Chief of Staff, Delhi Area was the Parade Second-in-Command.
By Kameshwar Shukla