why 26 january 1950 was chosen as the republic day of india?
Dear Student,
26th January 1950 was chosen to honour the memory of the declaration of independence of 1930. The Purna Swaraj declaration, or Declaration of the Independence of India was promulgated by the Indian National Congress on January 26, 1930, resolving the Congress and Indian nationalists to fight for Purna Swaraj, or complete self-rule independent of the British Empire.