Featured Galleries: Celebration

On the first Republic Day, Dr. Rajendra Prasad traveled along the parade route in the carriage to announce to the parade watchers that an Indian citizen was their symbolic head. On the other hand for parade watchers on Rajpath, it meant jostling for the best place to sit on the durries for the next two hours. Old-timers recollect that until tiered seating arrived, they had to keep asking people in the front to sit down so that those at the back could see. Celebrations, whether political, social, or religious, come with micro-histories. This gallery attempts to highlight the celebrations this city witnessed over the years. ;