For a change, the Google Doodle for India’s 67th Republic Day on 26 Jan 2016, sported the camels. Though there were reports earlier that the camel contingent would not be a part of the Republic Day parade this year, it appears the Modi regime as usual developed a cold feet, and did a U-turn to continue with the 66 year tradition.
The 90 strong camel contingent of the Border Security Force (BSF) became part of this celebration in 1976, replacing a camel squad of the Indian Army, as the Indian Military Camel Corps was disbanded in 1975 – and the remnants carrying on the name of Bikaner Camel Corps after assimilation into the BSF.
The Bikaner Camel Corps (BCC) was first raised in 1889, took part in actions in The Chinese Boxer Rebellion, Somaliland, Egypt in WW1 and WW2. The BCC supplied the first camels to the Imperial Camel Corps (ICC) of the Egypt Expeditionary Force (EEF) in WW1. The ICC consisted of British, Australian, New Zealand troops, as also Indian sepoys though they were called as from Hong Kong and Singapore Mountain Battery.
So, the Camels continue their march in the Republic Day parade, and also in the Google India homepage. Past Google doodles on Republic Day have been on the colourful, but IMHO silly tabloids, and the daredevil bike riders.
Here is the doodle for the Republic Day 2016.
BTW, Google went with a Doodle about Aborigine Rights on the same day in Australia – it is celebrated as Australia National Day.
Elsewhere it was celebrated as 96 anniversary of demonstration of Television.
The 90 strong camel contingent of the Border Security Force (BSF) became part of this celebration in 1976, replacing a camel squad of the Indian Army, as the Indian Military Camel Corps was disbanded in 1975 – and the remnants carrying on the name of Bikaner Camel Corps after assimilation into the BSF.
The Bikaner Camel Corps (BCC) was first raised in 1889, took part in actions in The Chinese Boxer Rebellion, Somaliland, Egypt in WW1 and WW2. The BCC supplied the first camels to the Imperial Camel Corps (ICC) of the Egypt Expeditionary Force (EEF) in WW1. The ICC consisted of British, Australian, New Zealand troops, as also Indian sepoys though they were called as from Hong Kong and Singapore Mountain Battery.
So, the Camels continue their march in the Republic Day parade, and also in the Google India homepage. Past Google doodles on Republic Day have been on the colourful, but IMHO silly tabloids, and the daredevil bike riders.
Here is the doodle for the Republic Day 2016.
BTW, Google went with a Doodle about Aborigine Rights on the same day in Australia – it is celebrated as Australia National Day.
Elsewhere it was celebrated as 96 anniversary of demonstration of Television.
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