Let us first look at the very term "Republic." Etymologically, it comes from "res publics". In other words, in the very term is included the notion of the power of the people, unlike a monarchy or a dictatorship.
If we were to look up the basic terminology of Political Science, we would know that we are a participatory, representative, federal republic. We are, moreover, democratic. Does that appear a a little quizzical?
Well, basically all the republics are democratic, but it need not be vice versa. Look at England, for example. It is democratic, but it is neither a presidential (like America) nor a parliamentary (like us) republic. It is a monarchy.
Why is January 26 important? On this day, the Constitution was formally accepted as the collation of the guiding principles that govern our federal identity (the relationship between the states and the center), our parliamentary system, and our rights, responsibilities and duties as citizens. It is in this sense that it is truly the day that made us, "we, the citizens."
Pratima@When we were small, we were never ever allowed to miss the Republic Day Parade on January 26 or the flag hoisting on August 15. Actually, our home was really very far away from our school. Yet Aai-Papa made it a point that we would attend these national festivals. Moreover, at home, too, Aai would conduct essay writing and elocution competitions on all such important days. The real patriotic seeds were thus sown in our souls, I would say.
Thought of the day: "We are Indians firstly and lastly," asserts Dr. B. R. Ambedkar .
Word of the day: politics/politicking Politics refers to the formal, structured process of governance, power distribution, and decision-making within societies or organizations, focusing on "who gets what, when, and how". Politicking, on the contrary, points to the active, often informal, and strategic "performative operations" or campaigning used to gain power, influence, or, at times, even personal advantage.
Let us learn grammar: Today onwards, let us start looking at the sentence structure in English. The basic most point we have to remember in this context is that, unlike the sentence structures in our languages, the English sentence structure is not elastic. Our languages have case markers, known as "vibkhati pratyay." The subject, in Marathi, for instance, would have the "tritiya vibhakti" and related case makers. The direct object would be in the accusative (dwitiya) case. The sentence structure, hence, can be very fluid. The standard example given is "Ramane Ravanala marle". The "ne" shows it is the subject and "la" indicates the direct object. As a result, the sentence can be written/spoken in nine ways. English does not have such case markers. The sentence structure hence has to begin with the subject, followed by the verb with which it agrees. We shall learn all such niceties of sentence construction in English as we go along.
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