This year, the nation will be celebrating 73rd Republic Day. A day of pride, the national republic day, is celebrated every year to commemorate the Indian Constitution which came into effect on this day in the year 1950, three years after India got independence from British rule.
The Constitution came into effect in 1950 making India a Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic with a parliamentary system of government. Prior to this, India didn't have a permanent constitution and the laws were guided by the Government of India Act 1953.
