75th Republic Day 2024: Remarkable Women-Led Firsts on 26th January Parade Over The Years
75th Republic Day: For a first at the Republic Day Parade, an all-women contingent and band from the Delhi police will be participating. The contingent will be led by Additional DCP/ North District IPS Shewta K Sugatha for a second consecutive year earning the title of the only second woman IPS officer after IPS Kiran Bedi to lead the distinguished event.
Indian celebration of the Republic Day commemorates the adoption of the Indian constitution on 26 January 1950. Since then the event has been a momentous occasion for displaying the forces and beacon of national strength as well as a historic occurrence breaking barriers and setting new achievement goals.
Learn about what things happened for the first time in which years in the Republic Day parade.
Firsts of 2023
12 women riders participated in the parade as members of the camel contingent of the Border Security Force (BSF).
The 2023 Republic Day parade also witnessed the biggest indigenous drone show consisting of 3,500 drones and the “Daredevils” motorcycle riders from the Corp of Signal became a part of the parade led by a woman, Lieutenant. Dimple Bhatia.
Firsts of 2021
The first woman fighter pilot Bhawna Kanth participated in the Republic Day parade as a member of the IAF’s tableau.
Firsts of 2020
An all-women contingent of the CRPF debuted at the Republic Day parade headed by Inspector Seema Nag, posted with the Rapid Action Force.
Firsts of 2019
For the first time, the three contingents of the Navy, the Army Services Corps, and the Corps of Signals were all led by women. Lieutenant Bhavana Kasturi led the all-male Army Service Corps (ASC) and Major Khushboo Kanwar led the contingent of the Assam Rifles.
First of 2015
The Republic Day celebration in 2015 marked a historic moment with the inaugural participation of an all-women contingent comprised of personnel from the army, navy, and air force in the parade's march.
There have been several firsts at the Republic Day parade since the constitution’s adoption, and each one of them echoes the development and triumph of our developing nation on its way to glory.
