<p>New Delhi: The 75th Republic Day parade commenced on the Kartavya Path on Friday with President Droupadi Murmu taking the salute.</p>.<p>Parade Commander and General Officer Commanding, Delhi Area, Lieutenant General Bhavnish Kumar led the parade, followed by Parade Second-in-Command and Chief of Staff HQ, Delhi Area, Major General Sumit Mehta.</p>.<p>Winners of the highest gallantry awards, including the Param Vir Chakra and the Ashok Chakra, followed the parade commander.</p>.<p>They include Param Vir Chakra winners Subedar Major (Honorary Captain) Yogendra Singh Yadav (retired) and Subedar Major Sanjay Kumar (retired), and Ashok Chakra winners Major General CA Pithawalla (retired), Colonel D Sreeram Kumar and Lieutenant Colonel Jas Ram Singh (retired).</p>.<p>The Param Vir Chakra is awarded for the most conspicuous act of bravery and self-sacrifice in the face of the enemy, while the Ashok Chakra is awarded for similar acts of valour and self-sacrifice, other than in the face of the enemy.</p>.<p>The armed forces will display an array of home-grown weaponry and military equipment such as missiles, drone jammers, surveillance systems, vehicle-mounted mortars and BMP-II infantry combat vehicles at the parade.</p>.<p>For the first time, an all-women tri-services contingent will be part of the event.</p>.<p>The parade will be heralded by over 100 women artistes playing Indian musical instruments such as Sankh, Naadswaram and Nagada for the first time instead of the traditional military bands.</p>.<p>A total of 16 tableaux from states and Union territories and nine from central ministries and departments will roll down the Kartavya Path during the parade.</p>.<p>The Republic Day parade is slated to be of around 90 minutes.</p>
<p>New Delhi: The 75th Republic Day parade commenced on the Kartavya Path on Friday with President Droupadi Murmu taking the salute.</p>.<p>Parade Commander and General Officer Commanding, Delhi Area, Lieutenant General Bhavnish Kumar led the parade, followed by Parade Second-in-Command and Chief of Staff HQ, Delhi Area, Major General Sumit Mehta.</p>.<p>Winners of the highest gallantry awards, including the Param Vir Chakra and the Ashok Chakra, followed the parade commander.</p>.<p>They include Param Vir Chakra winners Subedar Major (Honorary Captain) Yogendra Singh Yadav (retired) and Subedar Major Sanjay Kumar (retired), and Ashok Chakra winners Major General CA Pithawalla (retired), Colonel D Sreeram Kumar and Lieutenant Colonel Jas Ram Singh (retired).</p>.<p>The Param Vir Chakra is awarded for the most conspicuous act of bravery and self-sacrifice in the face of the enemy, while the Ashok Chakra is awarded for similar acts of valour and self-sacrifice, other than in the face of the enemy.</p>.<p>The armed forces will display an array of home-grown weaponry and military equipment such as missiles, drone jammers, surveillance systems, vehicle-mounted mortars and BMP-II infantry combat vehicles at the parade.</p>.<p>For the first time, an all-women tri-services contingent will be part of the event.</p>.<p>The parade will be heralded by over 100 women artistes playing Indian musical instruments such as Sankh, Naadswaram and Nagada for the first time instead of the traditional military bands.</p>.<p>A total of 16 tableaux from states and Union territories and nine from central ministries and departments will roll down the Kartavya Path during the parade.</p>.<p>The Republic Day parade is slated to be of around 90 minutes.</p>