As India celebrates 68th Republic Day on January 26, 2017, we bring for you Republic Day Wallpapers and Facebook images. R-Day is celebrated every year in India on 26th January, honours the date on which the Constitution of India came into force in 1950. The Constitution, which was passed by the Constituent Assembly of India on 26 November 1949, was adopted on 26 January 1950 with a democratic government system. 26 January was selected for this purpose because it was this day in 1930 when the Declaration of Indian Independence (Purna Swaraj) was proclaimed by the Indian National Congress. It is one of three national holidays in the country.