Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman gave away theRepublic Day Parade 2018best tableau award to Maharashtraat Cariappa Parade Ground in Delhi Cantonment.
Maharashtra’s tableau was titled Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj coronation.
Assam’s tableau depicting traditional “masks and sastras” bagged the second prize
The third prize went to Chhattisgarh’s display of Ramgarh’s ancient amphitheatre and artistes performing dance based on Kalidasa’s Meghadootam.
Punjab Regiment Contingenthas bagged the award for the best marching contingent among the three services
Indo-Tibetan Border Policehas bagged the award for the best marching contingent among the paramilitary and other auxiliary forces
Among the tableaux by Union Ministries and departments, the first prize went to Khelo India of the Youth Affairs and Sports Ministry.
Students’ category
The South Central Zone Cultural Centre from Nagpur got the first prize for the Baredi dance of Madhya Pradesh.
The North East Zone Cultural Centre from Dimapur, Nagaland, and Oxford Foundation School, Delhi, won consolation prizes for performing the SangraiMog dance of Tripura and the Shikshit Bharat, Shashakt Bharat dance, respectively.