Republic Day 2024 LIVE updates: PM Modi walks down Kartavya Path after conclusion of parade, greets people

The iconic parade at New Delhi's Kartavya Path has started. For the first time ever, the parade is being heralded by over 100 women artists playing Indian musical instruments.

Indian Air Force Chief Air Marshal VR Chaudhari said that the IAF women contingent taking part in the Republic Day parade will inspire the next generation of women to join the force.

Speaking to the news agency ANI, Air Marshal Chaudhari said, "Our capabilities are growing, our stature remains very high and when you talk about women, you are aware that the IAF is a completely gender-agnostic service. We have women officers serving in every branch. We have them undergoing every possible course and tenanting every possible appointment that can be given to them."

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese extended Republic Day wishes to India.

"Warm wishes to the people of India as you celebrate Republic Day. On our shared national days, we have an opportunity to celebrate the depth of our friendship. Australia and India have never been closer," he said. 

India Republic Day 2024: The Indian Republic has turned 75 on Jan 26, 2024 since independent India transitioned into a parliamentary democracy in 1950. New Delhi's Kartavya Path is set to witness India's now-achievable ambition to be a 'developed' nation with women's role in the world's fifth largest economy being pitched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government as the accelerating factor for the country's years forward to transition from a developing to a developed nation. 

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As India gears up to celebrate the 75th Republic Day, dense fog in the national capital may affect visibility during the parade and celebrations, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD). 

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What's the process?

The Indian Defence Ministry is responsible for the Republic Day parade and the celebrations and every year around September, it invites all the States, the Union Territories, Central Government departments to participate in the parade with their tableaux. 

The invitees have to submit their proposals by September 27 and the shortlisting of the proposals starts in October. The proposal should highlight elements relevant to their state/UT/ department. 

Full list of Padma Vibhushan 2024 awardees:

• Vyjayantimala Bali (Art
• Konidela Chiranjeevi (Art)
• M Venkaiah Naidu (Public Affairs)
• Bindeshwar Pathak (Posthumous) (Social work)
• Padma Subramanyam (Art)

Full list of Padma Bhushan 2024 awardees:

• M Fathima Beevi (Posthumous) (Public Affairs)
• Hormusji N Cama (Literature and Education)
• Mithun Chakraborty (Art)
• Sitaram Jindal (Trade & Industry)
• Ashwin Balachand Mehta (Medicine)
• Satyabrata Mookherjee (Posthumous) (Public Affairs)
• Ram Naik (Public Affairs)
• Tejas Madhusudan Patel (Medicine)
• Olanchery Rajagopal (Public Affairs)
• Dattatray Ambadas Mayaloo alias Rajdutt (Art)
• Togdan Rinpoche (Posthumous) (Others- Spritualism)
• Pyarelal Sharma (Art)
• Chandreshwar Prasad Thakur (Medicine)
• Usha Uthup (Art)
• Vijaykanth (Posthumous) (Art)
• Kundan Vyas (Literature & Education - Journalism)
• Young Liu (Trade & Industry)

Full list of Padma Shri Awardees 2024:

• Parbati Baruah: First female mahout in India
• Jageshwar Yadav: Tribal welfare worker
• Chami Murmu: Tribal environmentalist
• Gurvinder Singh: Differently-abled social worker
• Sathyanarayana Beleri: A rice farmer from Kasargod, Kerala
• Sangthankima: Social worker from Aizawl
• Hemchand Manjhi: A traditional medicinal practitioner
• Dukhu Majhi: Tribal environmentalist from West Bengal
• K Chellammal: Organic farmer from South Andaman
• Yanung Jamoh Lego: East Siang based herbal medicine expert 
• Somanna: Tribal Welfare Worker from Mysuru, Karnataka 
• Sarbeswar Basumatary: Tribal farmer from Chirang District in Assam
• Prema Dhanraj: Plastic surgeon (reconstructive) and social worker.
• Uday Vishwanath Deshpande: International Mallakhamb coach
• Yazdi Maneksha Italia: Renowned microbiologist
• Shanti Devi Paswan & Shivan Paswan: Globally recognised Godna painters
• Ratan Kahar: A Bhadu folk singer from Birbhum in West Bengal
• Balakrishnan Sadanam Puthiya Veetil: A Kalluvazhi Kathakali Dancer practicing the art for over 60 years.
  
   
• Uma Maheshwari D: First female exponent of Harikatha
• Gopinath Swain: Krishna Leela singer from Ganjam District in Odisha
• Smriti Rekha Chakma: Chakma Loinloom Shawl Weaver from Tripura
• Omprakash Sharma: Mach Theatre Artistpractisin the 200-year-old art for 7 decades
• Narayanan EP: Veteran Theyyam Folk Dancer from Kannur
• Bhagbat Padhan: Sabda Nrutya folk dance artist from Bargarh, Odisha
• Sanatan Rudra Pal: Renowned sculptor with experience spanning five decades.
• Badrappan M: Valli Oyil Kumi folk dance artist from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
• Jordan Lepcha: A bamboo craftsman from Lepcha tribe in Mangan, Assam.
• Machihan Sasa: Longpi potter from Ukhrul in Manipur. Spent five decades to preserve the traditional art of pottery.
• Gaddam Sammiah: Chindu Yakshaganam theatre artist from Jangaon, Telangana.
• Jankilal: Behrupiya artist hailing from Bhilwara in Rajasthan.
• Dasari Kondappa: Burra Veena player from Narayanpet, Telangana.
• Babu Ram Yadav: Brass Marori craftsperson with experience of more than 6 decades.
• Nepal Chandra Sutradhar: Chhau mask maker
• Khalil Ahamad (Art)
• Kaluram Bamaniya (Art) 
• Rezwana Choudhury Bannya (Art)
• Naseem Bano (Art)
• Ramlal Bareth (Art) 
  Gita Roy Barman (Art)
• Som Datt Battu (Art) 
• Takdira Begum (Art) 
• Drona Bhuyan (Art) 
• Ashok Kumar Biswas (Art)
• Rohan Bopanna (Sports)
• Velu Ananda Chari (Art) 
• Ram Chet Chaudhary (Science & Engineering)
• Joshna Chinappa (Sports)
• Charlotte Chopin (Others - Yoga)
• Raghuveer Choudhary (Literature & Education)
  Joe D Cruz (Literature & Education)
• Ghulam Nabi Dar (Art)
  Chitta Ranjan Debbarma (Others - Spiritualism)
• Radha Krishan Dhiman (Medicine)
  Manohar Krishana Dole (Medicine) 
  Pierre Sylvain Filliozat (Literature & Education)
• Mahabir Singh Guddu (Art)
• Anupama Hoskere (Art) 
  Rajaram Jain (Literature & Education)
  Yashwant Singh Kathoch (Literature & Education)
• Zahir I Kazi (Literature & Education)
  Gaurav Khanna (Sports) 
  Surendra Kishore (Literature & Education- Journalism)
• Sridhar Makam Krishnamurthy (Literature & Education)
• Satendra Singh Lohia (Sports)
• Purnima Mahato (Sports)
• Ram Kumar Mallick (Art)
• Chandrashekhar Mahadeorao Meshram (Medicine)
• Surendra Mohan Mishra (Posthumous) (Art) 
•  Ali Mohammed & Ghani Mohammed (Art)
• Kalpana Morparia (Trade & Industry)
•  Sasindran Muthuvel (Public Affairs) 
• G Nachiyar (Medicine)
• Kiran Nadar (Art)
• Pakaravur Chithran Namboodiripad (Posthumous) (Literature & Education)
• Shailesh Nayak (Science & Engineering)
• Harish Nayak (Posthumous) (Literature & Education)
• Fred Negrit (Literature & Education)
• Hari Om (Science & Engineering)
• Shankar Baba Pundlikrao Papalkar (Social Work)
• Radhe Shyam Pareek (Medicine) 
• Radhe Shyam Pareek (Medicine) 
  Dayal Mavjibhai Parmar (Medicine) 
  Binod Kumar Pasayat (Art)
• Silbi Passah (Art) 
• Muni Narayana Prasad (Literature & Education)
• KS Rajanna (Social Work)
• Chandrashekar Channapatna Rajannachar (Medicine)
• Romalo Ram (Art) 
  Navjivan Rastogi (Literature & Education)
  Nirmal Rishi (Art)
• Pran Sabharwal (Art)
  Omprakash Sharma (Art) 
  Eklabya Sharma (Science & Engineering)
  Ram Chander Sihag (Science & Engineering)
• Harbinder Singh (Sports)
  Godawari Singh (Art) 
  Ravi Prakash Singh (Science & Engineering)
• Seshampatti T Sivalingam (Art) 
  Kethavath Somlal (Literature & Education)
  Shashi Soni (Trade & Industry)
  Urmila Srivastava (Art)
• Laxman Bhatt Tailang (Art)
  Maya Tandon (Social Work) 
  Aswathi Thirunal Gouri Lakshmi Bayi Thampuratty (Literature & Education)
• Maya Tandon (Social Work)
• Jagdish Labhshanker Trivedi (Art) 
• Sano Vamuzo (Social Work) 
• Kurella Vittalacharya (Literature & Education)
• Kiran Vyas (Others - Yoga)

With around 77,000 people expected to attend the parade, including several VVIPs, over 70,000 security personnel have deployed across the city. Around 14,000 personnel alone have been deployed to secure Kartavya Path, the main area for the Republic Day parade. 

US Secretary of State Blinken congratulated India on its 75th Republic Day and hoped to deepen the "vibrant people-to-people ties between our nations".