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Vice-President to headline 79th Hyderabad Liberation Day celebrations
Hyderabad Liberation Day will be celebrated on September 17.
Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan will attend as the chief guest.
The main event will happen at the Secunderabad Parade Grounds.
Soldiers from paramilitary forces will take part in a special parade.
There will also be dances, cultural performances and displays of historic objects.
An exhibition will describe events connected with Nizam rule and the Indian Army in 1948.
A school quiz will be held one day earlier for students in grades 6 to 8.
The quiz winners will receive recognition during the main celebration.
Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan will be chief guest at Hyderabad Liberation Day celebrations on September 17.
The event will take place at Secunderabad Parade Grounds with senior state and Union officials attending.
The programme will feature a paramilitary parade, cultural artefacts, performances, a ballet and patriotic shows.
An exhibition will highlight alleged atrocities under Nizam rule and the Indian Army’s role in 1948.
The Culture Ministry and Salar Jung Museum will hold an inter-school quiz for grades 6 to 8 on September 16.
- Who
- Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan will be the chief guest, joined by state and Union officials.
- What
- The 79th Hyderabad Liberation Day celebrations, including a parade, exhibition and cultural programmes, will be held.
- Where
- The main event will be held at the Secunderabad Parade Grounds in Hyderabad.
- When
- The main celebrations are on September 17; the inter-school quiz is on September 16.
- Why
- The event marks Telangana’s reported liberation on September 17, 1948.
Key facts
- Main event
- 79th Hyderabad Liberation Day celebrations
- Main date
- September 17
- Venue
- Secunderabad Parade Grounds
- Chief guest
- Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan
- Featured activities
- Paramilitary parade, cultural displays, performances, ballet and patriotic shows
- School quiz
- Inter-school quiz for students in grades 6 to 8 on September 16
- Organisers
- Union Ministry of Culture and Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad
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