Dubai school hosts spectacular Indian Republic Day celebrations

With flashes of colour, traditional dance and parades, the Indian High School marked the occasion in style

Pupils perform a routine for India's Republic Day at the Indian High School in Dubai on Sunday. All photos by Leslie Pableo for The National

The school hosts a doors-open event for the Indian community and all other residents.

Indian Consul General Vipul salutes the parade at the Indian High School.

Pupils dance with the Expo 2020 logo as a backdrop.

Pupils train for months to prepare for January 26 each year.

Pupils train for months to prepare for January 26 each year.

Spectators and participants dress up for the occasion.

A cacophonous noise filled the parade ground at the school's sprawling campus in Oud Metha.

Pupils perform a routine on the parade ground.

The procession of flag-bearers on Sunday morning. Republic Day marks the day India's constitution came into effect, three years after independence from Britain.

A human pyramid of performers on the parade ground.

Pupils dress as peacocks - India's national bird.

Pupils from Indian High School - the largest school in the Gulf, with close to 15,000 places - perform on Sunday.

In New Delhi, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets President Ram Nath Kovind and Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro as they arrive to attend the Republic Day parade. AFP

Women officers from the Central Reserve Police Force's motorcycle team perform during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi. AFP

Members of the Border Security Force personnel salute during a flag ceremony to celebrate Republic Day at the India-Pakistan Wagah border post, 35 kilometres from Amritsar. AFP

Members of India's Border Security Force perform during a flag ceremony to celebrate Republic Day at the India-Pakistan Wagah border post, 35km from Amritsar. AFP

An Indian dancer performs Manipuri Krishna dance during Republic Day celebrations in Gauhati. AP Photo

Schoolchildren dance on Rajpath. AFP

Members of India's indigenous Tiwa community in traditional attire dance in Gauhati. AP

Soldiers march along Rajpath during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi. AFP

Army soldiers march along Rajpath during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi. AFP

Camel-mounted Border Security Force contingent marches along Rajpath during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi. AFP

Members of the Indian community celebrated the country’s 71st Republic Day at the Indian High School in Dubai on Sunday.

Families and dignitaries watched cultural performance by Indian pupils, followed by the annual republic day parade at the school campus.

The Indian national flag was hoisted by Consul General of India to Dubai, Vipul, at the Indian Consulate. After the flag hoisting, Vipul read out India’s President Ram Nath Kovind's speech to the nation.

Indians in Abu Dhabi celebrated the day at the embassy. Indian Ambassador to UAE, Pavan Kapoor addressed the community and hoisted the country's flag while women performed traditional dance to mark the event.

On this day in 1950, India's constitution came into effect, three years after independence from the British Empire.