Dear Listers, Tomorrow is the Republic Day of India and my greetings to the List on this occasion... The Republic Day Parade on the Rajpath, in front of the Rashtrapati Bhavan (The President's Residence) is a great attraction. In it India showcases its defence preparedness, its diversity of cultures and its achievements. The parade starts at 10 a.m. Indian time (5h 30m ahead of GMT). The salute will be taken by Pratibha Patil, the first woman to become the President of India. A live feed of the parade will be available on the websites of Doordarshan (Government-run channel) at http://www.ddindia.gov.in/ as well as on NDTV 24/7, a private channel (www.ndtv.com) Arvind Kolhatkar, January 25, 2008.