Pune to host Army Day Parade for the first time on 15 January 2025; promo unveiled at IFFI
On 24 November 2024, the Indian Army's promotional video for Army Day Parade 2025 was showcased at the 55th IFFI in Goa; the parade will be held in Pune for the first time on 15 January 2025.
Summary
On 24 November 2024, PIB reported that the Indian Army had unveiled a promotional video at the 55th International Film Festival of India in Goa for Army Day Parade 2025, which Pune will host for the first time on 15 January 2025, at the Bombay Engineering Group and Centre. Army Day commemorates Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa's appointment as the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army in 1949. Traditionally held in Delhi, the parade began rotating to different cities in 2023, starting with Bengaluru, followed by Lucknow in 2024. A 'Know Your Army' exhibition is planned in Pune in early January.
Key facts
- Parade
- Army Day Parade 2025, Pune — first time
- Date/venue
- 15 Jan 2025, Bombay Engineering Group and Centre
- Commemorates
- Cariappa as first Indian C-in-C, 1949
- Rotation
- Bengaluru 2023, Lucknow 2024, Pune 2025
- Promo
- Unveiled at 55th IFFI, Goa
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Which city was set to host the Army Day Parade for the first time on 15 January 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Pune
PIB (IFFI/Army): Pune would host the Army Day Parade for the first time on 15 January 2025, at the Bombay Engineering Group and Centre; Bengaluru (2023) and Lucknow (2024) hosted earlier.
Army Day (15 January) commemorates which event?
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Correct answer: B — Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa's appointment as the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army in 1949
PIB (IFFI/Army): the Army Day Parade commemorates Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa's appointment as the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army in 1949.