Republic Day 2021: For the 1st time, this year’s Republic Day parade marked the entry of Union Territory of Ladakh’s tableaux. The show of the cultural tableaux started with Ladakh major with its 1st-ever tableau. The tableau also depicted Ladakh’s cultural heritage and communal harmony apart from art, customs and costumes. The theme of Ladakh’s tableau was ‘Vision of the Future’.
In the front of the tableau, a replica of the statue of Maitreya Buddha was placed, which represented the promotion of peace and protection in the area. The tableau also highlighted the newly carved Union Territory’s vision to be carbon neutral and set an instance for the planet.
Ladakh became a Union Territory on 31st of October, 2019. The union government had scrapped the controversial Article 370 which supplied unique status and statehood to Jammu and Kashmir on August 5, 2019. The central government had then divided Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories – Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.
As numerous as 32 tableaux, 17 from distinct states and UTs, nine from ministries and six from the defence institutions have been element of this year’s Republic Day parade. The parade showcased the wealthy cultural heritage, financial prowess and the military could possibly of the nation.
Seventeen tableaux from a variety of states and union territories, namely, Gujarat, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Tripura, West Bengal, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Delhi and Ladakh have been showcased for the duration of the parade. The tableaux highlighted the Sun temple at Modhera in Mehsana District of Gujarat, tea-tribes of Assam, shore temple and other monuments of Pallava Dynasty in Tamil Nadu, Bhakti Movement and saints of Maharashtra, amongst other people.
Republic Day celebrations this year have been carried out beneath the shadow of COVID-19 outbreak. The quantity of guests and participants have been substantially restricted due to the pandemic. The quantity of participating kids and folk artists had also been lowered to 400 compared to more than 600 final year. A group of kids also performed on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of Aatma Nirbhar Bharat or Self-Reliant India.