For every citizen of India, it was a day of rejoicing, but also one of ceremony The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan).
Sukarno, the first president of Indonesia, was the chief guest at India's first Republic Day celebrations in 1950. And 75 years later, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will be the chief guest ...