The theme for tableaux has been decided as ‘Swarnim Bharat: Virasat aur Vikas’; a consultative process has been adopted on various aspects related to tableaux
Our Bureau
New Delhi
In line with the objective to increase ‘Jan Bhagidari’ in events of national importance, approximately 10,000 special guests have been invited to witness the 76th Republic Day Parade at Kartavya Path, New Delhi on January 26. These architects of ‘Swarnim Bharat’, with diverse backgrounds, include the best performers in various fields and those who have made the best use of the schemes of the Government.
Sarpanches, whose villages have achieved targets in selected government initiatives have been invited. Panchayats which have achieved targets in at least six flagship schemes were selected as Special Guests. Some of the invited guests are carrying out exemplary work to ensure income and employment generation and environment protection through Self Help Groups (SHGs).
SHGs working in areas of food, nutrition, health, water sanitation and hygiene, Panchayati Raj Institutions-Community Based Organizations Convergence and gender activities have been invited. Preference has been given to a SHG member who has not visited Delhi.
PM-JANMAN mission participants, Tribal artisans/Van Dhan Vikas Yojna members, National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation ventures, ASHA workers, and MyBharat volunteers have been invited.
For their excellent work in the area of disaster relief and environment protection, disaster relief workers, Pani Samiti, Water Warriors, Community Resource Persons, and Forest and wildlife conservation volunteers have been invited for the first time. Farmers and families who have supported environment conservation and the use of renewable energy under PM Surya Ghar scheme and PM KUSUM have also been invited for the first time.
Members of the Para-Olympic contingent, the chess Olympiad medallist, the Bridge World Games Silver medallist and the Snooker World Championship Gold medallist have been invited as special guests as they have made the country proud of their performance in their respective sports.
Encouraging innovation and entrepreneurial spirit, Patent holders and start-ups have also been included as special guests. School children with patriotic fervor who have emerged as winners of the All-India School Band Competition and Veer Gatha competition will also be attending the Republic Day Ceremony as special guests.
In addition to the Republic Day celebrations, these special guests would be visiting the National War Memorial, PM Sangrahalay and other prominent places in Delhi. They will also get an opportunity to interact with the respective Ministers.
Also, every year states/Union Territories and Union government ministries/departments showcase their tableaux on the Kartavya Path as part of the Republic Day Celebration (RDC). For RDC-2025, the theme for tableaux has been decided as ‘Swarnim Bharat: Virasat aur Vikas’.
Since the beginning of this year, a consultative process has been adopted by the Ministry of Defense to decide on various aspects related to tableaux. A meeting at a senior official level was held in April 2024 to deliberate on the improvement of tableaux quality. Various suggestions received during the meeting have been included in the process. The theme for tableaux was also decided based on suggestions from State/UTs.
Tableaux are one of the important components of Republic Day Parade. Due to the time allotted for tableaux in the overall duration of the parade, the shortlisting of tableaux is done by the Expert Committee.
While evaluating the tableaux ideas presented by various states/UTs and ministries, key aspects like conceptual uniqueness and novelty, creative expression with a clear, communicable message, combining subtlety as well as directness, striking balance between Virasat and Vikas in each tableau, exclusion of repetitive ideas, special attention to details like colors, forms, textures, flow, rhythm, proportions and balance, ensuring a well-composed aesthetic experience of grand scale were taken into consideration for selection.
The following 15 states/ UTs have been selected for showcasing their tableaux on Kartavya Path for RDC-2025: Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chandigarh, Dadar Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
In addition, 11 Ministries/ Department of the Union government have also been selected for RDC-2025. All the states/UTs, irrespective of their selection for Kartavya Path, are invited to display their tableaux during Bharat Parv in Red Fort (26th-31st January 2025). The entire selection process is robust, fair, transparent, based on merit and free from any bias. The selected tableaux would showcase India’s diverse strengths and its constantly evolving cultural inclusiveness marching into a glorious future, showcasing ‘Swarnim Bharat – Virasat aur Vikas’ to the world audience.
