Republic Day 2019: 22 tableaux, all-women paramilitary contingent, INA veterans and other notable features of parade
FirstpostRepublic Day 2019 will see a tribute to the departed soldiers by PM Narendra Modi and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa as chief guest On India’s 70th Republic Day on Saturday, New Delhi’s Rajpath will see a grandiose display of India’s defence capabilities and cultural heritage. Kovind and Modi will welcome this year’s chief guest South African president Cyril Ramaphosa. The might of the country’s defence forces — Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force — will be on display, as will be the skills of their marching bands, who will salute the president. Major Khushboo Kanwar, who will lead this contingent, told PTI, “I am a daughter of a bus conductor from Rajasthan and if I can accomplish this any girl can fulfil her dream.” Four veterans belonging to Subhash Chandra Bose’s Indian National Army, aged between 90 and 100 years, will take part in the parade for the first time.