梅兰加尔堡，印度焦特布尔 Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India (© Jayakumar/Shutterstock)

梅兰加尔堡，印度焦特布尔 Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India (© Jayakumar/Shutterstock)

India Republic Day

You might never guess that this ornate, skylit building, with an exterior covered in intricate carvings and artwork, was once a military base. Perched high on a hill above the city of Jodhpur, the colossal Mehrangarh Fort—aka the Citadel of the Sun—was built nearly five centuries before its home country became a democratic republic. Know which nation we're paying a birthday visit?

India's Republic Day commemorates January 26, 1950, when the constitution of India was adopted and the newly independent nation became a democratic republic. At the time of independence, the Republic of India had a population of 370 million, making the new nation the world's most populous democracy. It remains so today, with a population nearing 1.4 billion.

印度共和日

你可能永远也猜不到，这座华丽的天际建筑，外部覆盖着复杂的雕刻和艺术品，曾经是一个军事基地。坐落在焦特布尔市上方的一座小山上，巨大的梅兰加尔堡又名太阳城堡，在其祖国成为民主共和国之前的近五个世纪就建成了。知道我们要去哪个国家过生日吗？

印度共和日是为了纪念1950年1月26日，当时印度宪法获得通过，新独立的国家成为了一个民主共和国。独立时，印度共和国拥有3.7亿人口，使这个新国家成为世界上人口最多的民主国家。今天仍然如此，人口接近14亿。