--- title: New Google Doodle Celebrates India's Republic Day description: Google's new Doodle marks the day when India finally achieved full independence, becoming a republic of its own canonical: https://time.com/4649714/new-google-doodle-celebrates-indias-republic-day/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-01-26T02:20:14.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:40:28.464Z og:title: New Google Doodle Celebrates India's Republic Day og:description: Jan. 26, 1950, was the day when the Indian constitution came into effect og:url: https://time.com/4649714/new-google-doodle-celebrates-indias-republic-day/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt107b3bfd03b37b0e/6988b74a428a9e919ecd59fc/indias-republic-day-2017-5659980920258560-hp2x.jpg?branch=production&width=711&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 711 og:image:height: 400 og:image:alt: indias-republic-day-2017-5659980920258560-hp2x og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: New Google Doodle Celebrates India's Republic Day twitter:description: Jan. 26, 1950, was the day when the Indian constitution came into effect twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt107b3bfd03b37b0e/6988b74a428a9e919ecd59fc/indias-republic-day-2017-5659980920258560-hp2x.jpg?branch=production&width=711&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # New Google Doodle Celebrates India's Republic Day > Sponsored content. 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First gaining independence from British colonial rule on Aug. 15, 1947 — the date is celebrated as Independence Day — India achieved Purna Swaraj (complete self-rule) on Jan. 26, 1950, when the Indian constitution came into effect, turning it into a republic. Every year on this day, a [large parade](http://time.com/3682118/obama-modi-india-republic-day-parade/) takes place in the capital New Delhi, along the city’s Rajpath (King’s Way), while celebrations consisting of music and parades also take place across state capitals. 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