REPUBLIC
DAY TABLEAUX – GOVERNANCE
News:
Selection Of Republic Day
Tableaux Fair & Transparent: MoD
What's
in the news?
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Recently, the Defence Ministry proposed a
new three-year rotation plan for the Republic Day parade tableau selection.
Key
takeaways:
Theme
of Republic Day 2024 parade:
‘Viksit Bharat’ (Developed India) and ‘Bharat-Loktantra ki Matruka’
(India-Mother of Democracy).
Selection
of Tableaux:
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The selection process of tableaux for the
Republic Day parade is carried out by the Ministry
of Defence.
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Expert
committee (appointed by the Ministry of Defence)
of prominent people from art, culture, painting, sculpture, music,
architecture, choreography do the shortlisting of the tableaux.
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They hold six to seven rounds of meetings to examine the proposals before
shortlisting and making the ultimate decision.
Stages
of Selection:
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In the first stage, the submitted sketches or designs of the proposals are
scrutinised by this committee. Committee can make suggestions for any
modifications in the sketch or design.
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In the next stage, three-dimensional models of their proposals are again
examined by the expert committee for final selection.
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The final
selection is dependent upon a combination of factors such as visual appeal,
impact on the masses, idea or theme of the tableaux, degree of detail,
accompanying music, and use of local resources.
Guidelines
for tableau models and performers:
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Writing or use of logos on tableaux is not
allowed except the name of states or Union Territories that are presenting it.
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The
names of the states should be written in Hindi in the front, in English on the
back and in regional language on the sides of the tableau.
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The number of performers on the trailer
will not be more than 10 persons and artists performing on or along the tableau
should be from the concerned state/UT only.