Army jawans participate in a parade throughout a gown rehearsal forward of Army Day, at MEG & Centre in Bengaluru on January 3, 2023.
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India celebrates Army Day on January 15 yearly to commemorate the achievements of the primary Indian Commander in Chief of the Indian Army — General (later Field Marshal) Okay.M. Cariappa.

On at the present time, Cariappa, who led Indian forces to victory within the 1947 warfare, took over the command of the Indian Army from General Sir FRR Bucher, the final British Commander-in-Chief in 1949 and have become the primary Indian Commander-in-Chief of Independent India. The Army Day is widely known yearly to honour Cariappa and the defence forces.

Until final 12 months, the principle Army Day parade was held on the Cariappa Parade floor in Delhi the place Service Chiefs paid homage to the Indian Army. The Army Day Parade showcases the evolution of assorted weapon methods held within the Indian Army’s stock. Soldiers are additionally awareded with Gallantry awards and Sena medals on the day.

Army Day 2023

As a part of an initiative to take main occasions to different components of the nation, away from the nationwide capital area, the 75th Army Day will be held in Bengaluru this 12 months.

The rationale behind the transfer is to result in elevated visibility of those occasions and safe larger engagement with the native inhabitants.

The parade on Army Day will start with a wreath-laying ceremony by Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Pande at Madras Engineer Centre War Memorial. Gen. Pande will then evaluate the Army Day parade. COAS unit citations can even be awarded to models for his or her distinctive efficiency.

As many as eight marching contingents together with a horse-mounted contingent from the Army Service Corps and a navy band comprising regimental brass bands might be part of this 12 months’s Army parade. The Army Day parade can even be supported by a flypast of Army aviation Dhruv and Rudra helicopters.

As part of the Army outreach programme to construct a greater bond with civilians, a run was organised in Hyderabad at Necklace Road the place round 1,000 folks participated. A blood donation camp was additionally organsied during which 7,500 models of blood had been donated in each Hyderabad and Secunderabad at Military hospitals.

In 2022, the Indian Army’s theme for the occasion was “In Stride with the Future”. It was seen as an acknowledgement of the “increasingly critical role played by niche and disruptive technologies in modern warfare”.