15 January: Indian Army Day

• 17 Jan 2022

• Army Day in India is celebrated on 15 January every year in recognition of Field Marshal Kodandera M. Cariappa's taking over as the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army from General Francis Roy Bucher, the last British Commander-in-Chief of India, on 15 January 1949.
• Army Day marks a day to salute the valiant soldiers who sacrificed their lives to protect the country and its citizens.
• The Indian Army originated from the East India Company, which was known as the British Indian Army and later named the National Army after India's independence.
• This year marks the 74th Indian Army Day.
• As a part of Army Day celebrations, ‘Monumental National Flag’, the world’s largest national flag (225 feet by 150 feet) made from Khadi, was displayed along the India-Pakistan border in Rajasthan’s Longewala- the center stage of the battle between India and Pakistan in 1971.