Republic day is as important as and possibly more important than Independence day.

The Indian constitution came into effect today 75 years ago.

And as a consequence, we rejected the authority of the British King in the land of the Indian union.

Republic day is the day we officially told the britbongs that we make our own rules and define our own values and rights.

It's a day to celebrate, remember and pay tribute to the forefathers who wrote the constitution.

More importantly, it is a day to recognise the importance of the constitution as the single piece of document that can bring everyone in the Indian Union together irrespective of party, ideology, language, culture, gender, religion or caste.

Justice, Liberty and Equality are the values that are common to all of us as Indians.

We must let them prevail for the sake of those who come after us.

Happy Republic day.