The President of India, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil hosted an 'At Home' at the Mughal Gardens of Rashtrapati Bhavan on January 26, 2012 on the occasion of the 63rd Republic Day. The Chief Guest at this year's Republic Day Celebrations, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand, H.E. Ms. Yingluck Shinawatra also attended the function. The Vice-President of India, Shri Hamid Ansari, the Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh, the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Smt. Meira Kumar, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India, Mr. Justice S.H.

Tribal guests, tableaux artists, tractor drivers, NSS Volunteers and NCC Cadets and officials who had participated in the 63rd Republic Day Parade met the President of India, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil at Rashtrapati Bhavan's Mughal Gardens on January 27, 2012.

1. President's Address on the Eve of 63rd Republic Day2. The Webcast of President's Address is Available at http://republicday.nic.in/pspeech12.html3. Tribal Artists and Other Participants in 63rd Republic Day Parade Meet the President of India4. The President Hosts 'At Home' on the Occasion of the 63rd Republic Day5. The President Meets Children who won National Bravery Awards6. Prime Minister of Thailand Calls-on the President7. The President Hosts Heads of Diplomatic Missions on the occasion of Republic Day

The President of India, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil paid her homage to the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat on January 30, 2012 on the occasion of his Martyrdom Day. She also attended an all religion prayer meeting at Rajghat on this occasion.

The Prime Minister of Mauritius, H.E. Dr. Navinchandra Ramgoolam called-on the President of India, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on February 7, 2012.

The President of India, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil released the Commemorative Postage Stamp and First Day Cover on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee of the India International Centre, New Delhi (IIC) at Rashtrapati Bhavan on February 9, 2012. The IIC was inaugurated in 1962 by the then Vice-President of India, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. The Founder President of the Centre, Dr. C.D. Deshmukh wanted it to be a place where 'various currents of intellectual, political and economic thought could meet freely'.

A delegation of the European Union led by the President of the European Council of the European Union, H.E. Mr. Herman Van Rompuy and the President of the European Commission of the European Union, H.E. Mr. Jose Manuel Barroso called-on the President of India, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on February 10, 2012.

A group of more than 150 children affected by militancy in the State of Jammu and Kashmir met the President of India, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on February 11, 2012. The children were part of the Youth Exchange Programme called, "Waton Ko Jano" organized by the Jammu and Kashmir State Rehabilitation Council with the support of the Department of Jammu and Kashmir Affairs and the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.

The President of India, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil flagged off the Saakshar Bharat Yatra at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on February 18, 2012. The Union Minister of Human Resource Development, Shri Kapil Sibal and the Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Smt. D. Purandeswari were also present at the function.

The President of India, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil inaugurated the National Immunization Day by administering Polio Vaccines to children at Rashtrapati Bhavan on February 18, 2012. Over the last one year India has not recorded even a single case of polio. In the past a large share of polio cases in the world, were reported from India. The Nationwide Campaign begins tomorrow, and it is hoped that over the next two years, not a single case would be reported, so that India can be declared polio free in January 2014.