Commanded by officer Shweta K Sugathan, additional deputy commissioner of police (north), the all-women contingent comprising 350 people marched on Kartavya Path on Friday - the preparations for which began six months ago and the selection of staff for parade commenced in April 2023.
A new women's brass band was created for the occasion and Kiran Sethi, a 57-year-old officer, volunteered to participate as a guide and to carry the heaviest band instrument - the saxophone. "They had been practising for months and they prepared three tunes Bharati, the signature Delhi Police tune, and Saare Jahan se Accha," said an officer.
Jai In the stands
Like every year, the parade drew people from different parts of the Capital as well as other states, and the theme of the 75th Republic Day parade"Naari Shakti" (women power) was embraced by participants and spectators alike.
Three generations of women in the Pathak family, residents of Mayur Vihar in east Delhi, booked their tickets soon after they found out that the parade was going to be women-centric.
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