Indian Army Day - 15th January

Army Day is celebrated every year on 15th January in India to commemorate the jawans and the Indian Army.
The Army Day celebrations, which began in 1949, will be observed for the 72nd time in 2020.
Army Day is celebrated to mark Lt Gen K M Carriappa taking over as commander-in-chief of the Indian Army in 1949 from General Francis Butcher, the last British commander-in-chief of India.
The Indian Army was established on April 1, 1895. It’s motto is "Service before self."
In 2020, Tania Sher Gill became the first woman Army Officer to lead the parade. She led an all-men contingent at the parade.