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Republic Day Parade 2021 To Feature 321 School Children and 80 Folk Artists in Cultural Programme at Rajpath in New Delhi on January 26

The Republic Day Parade 2021 will feature as many as 321 school children and 80 folk artists in cultural programme. According to a government release, school children from four Delhi schools and Folk artists from East Zonal Cultural Centre, Kolkata will take part in the cultural programme during the Republic Day Parade.

Republic Day Parade 2021 To Feature 321 School Children and 80 Folk Artists in Cultural Programme at Rajpath in New Delhi on January 26
Army band performs during the full dress rehearsals (Photo Credits: PTI)

New Delhi, January 13: The Republic Day Parade 2021 willĀ feature as many as 321 school children and 80 folk artists in cultural programme. According to a government release, school children from four Delhi schools and Folk artists from East Zonal Cultural Centre, Kolkata Ā will take part in the cultural programme during the Republic Day Parade. The celebrations will be held at Rajpath in New Delhi on January 26, 2021. TheĀ number of participating children and folk artists have been cut down to 400 this year, compared to more than 600 last year, in view of the COVID-19 restrictions.Ā Republic Day Parade 2021 To Be Shorter, Government To Reduce Number of Visitors in View of COVID-19.

Giving details of the participants, the release stated thatĀ theĀ Ministry of Defence and Directorate of Education, Government of NCT of Delhi have selected 401 students and artists - 271 girls and 131 boys – fromĀ DTEA Senior Secondary Schools, Delhi; Mount Abu Public School, Rohini, Delhi; Vidya Bharti School, Rohini, Delhi; Government Girls Senior Secondary School,Ā B-2, Yamuna Vihar, DelhiĀ andĀ Eastern ZonalĀ  Cultural Centre, Kolkata.

Moreover, AtmanirbharĀ Bharat: Vision for a Self Reliant IndiaĀ is the theme ofĀ Mount Abu Public School, Delhi and Vidya Bharti School,Ā  Delhi in whichĀ  38 boys and 54 girls will participate.Ā  102 studentsĀ of Government Girls Senior Secondary School, DelhiĀ  will present a programme on the themeĀ ā€œ Hum FitĀ  toh India Fitā€ inspired by the Fit India Movement launched by Prime MinisterĀ  Shri Narendra Modi on National Sports Day on 29thĀ August 2019. Apart from this, 127 children fromĀ DTEA Senior Secondary Schools,Ā Delhi will show case folk dances of Tamil Nadu in their traditional attires.Ā 80 folk artists of Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, Kolkata will present the folk dance Bajasal fromĀ  Kalahandi, Odisha.

During a press preview held on January 13, 2021, the young participants expressed their happiness to be part of Republic Day Parade. They said, they were overwhelmed with a sense of pride as they have got a chance to showcase their talent before important dignitaries on Rajpath.Ā The annual Republic Day Parade displays India's military might, rich cultural diversity and socio-economic progress.

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