Grand finale to R-Day fete

By Our Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI, JAN. 23. The golden jubilee celebrations of the Indian Republic are slated to end on a high note. The curtains will come down on them at a grand function on January 27 in the Central Hall of Parliament.

The function will be attended by the President, Mr. K. R. Narayanan, the Vice-President, Mr. Krishna Kant, the Prime Minister, Mr. A. B. Vajpayee, the Lok Sabha Speaker, Mr. G. M. C. Balayogi, and the Chief Justice of India, Dr. A. S. Anand, who will also address the MPs and dignitaries.

The highlight will be the relaying of historic speeches by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar and Sardar Patel. Commemorative coins, special commemorative stamps and a book on select proceedings of the Constituent Assembly will be released by the Lok Sabha secretariat.

The function will be marked by a recitation of ``Vande Mataram'' by Mr. S. P. Balasubramaniam and a `shehnai vadan' by Ustad Bismillah Khan.

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