I attended the Republic Day parade last week. January 26, 1930 is the day of India's "Declaration of Independence" from Britain. Actual independence would not come for 17 more years. The parade in Kolkata was very impressive.
A parade-goer watches the bridages of soldiers and drum & bagpipe corps march by for over two hours.
We visited the Victoria Memorial, an imposing monument in Kolkata. Completed in 1920, it houses English museum pieces as well as a historical museum of India.
Here's another parade-goer who played through much of the parade. Over 500,000 people viewed the parade. When it was over, people fanned out across massive fields in front of the Victoria Memorial for all kinds of festival activities.
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