A republic day skit script
Scene 1
Teacher: Ok class, today is the 25th of January. Do you know what it means?
Student 1: No.
Student 2: Is it your birthday?
Student 1 and 2: Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!
Teacher: It is not my birthday.
Student 1:Darn it.
Student 2: We could have had a celebration.
Teacher: . If today is the 25th, then tomorrow is the?
Student 1 and 2: Tomorrow is the 26th.
Teacher: Yes, and tomorrow is a holiday.
Student 1 and Student 2: YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Teacher: Wait students, do you know why we have a holiday tomorrow?
Student 1 and Student 2: Don’t know, don’t care!
Teacher: Don’t you kids know what special occasion Indians celebrate on the 26th January?
Student 1 and 2: Why should we care, we get a holiday regardless, right?
Teacher: Tomorrow is Republic Day.
Student 1: Republic Day?
Student 2: What is that?
Teacher: That is YOUR homework, to find out all about Republic Day and its significance. And by the way, my birthday was yesterday.
Teacher walks away
Student 1: Come on, let’s go on the internet and see some videos about Republic Day.
Student 2: Look, I found a video. Let’s watch it.
Students 1 and 2 sit at the side while another scene starts.
Scene 2
Narrator: After the long fought battle for independence has been won, now we must decide what to do with this country. We need rules. We need a Constitution. But a Constitution cannot be made without people, and so, let the people themselves decide the rules. Let us see their progress.
Narrator walks off stage
A fight is brewing, many yells and shouts are heard.
Leader 1: There should be a monarchy system of government. We should have Kings and Queens like Britain.
Leader 2: Are you mad! If India has a monarchy, how are we different from the Britishers? We would be placing our trust in some idiot son of a king. We should go for communism. Everything should be owned by the government.
Leader 1: No way! I will never allow this!
Start fighting
Narrator enters
Narrator: In times of trouble, we need one man to look to. Only one man can stop this argument, a man long dead before this argument. We must bring him back. Mahatma Gandhi!
Gandhi enters dramatically, followed by Jawaharlal Nehru.
Gandhi: Yeh war zone hai kya?
Nehru (sadly): Nai, yeh tho Indian Parliament hai.
Gandhi: Challo
Nehru (yells to the leaders): Zagda Zagdi Mat Karo , Gandhiji ko yaad karo
Gandhi: Why are you fighting? Have you forgotten me so easily?
Leader 1: Sir, this idiot wants to have a communism system of government.
Leader 2: Sir, this other idiot is no better, he wants to have a monarchy type of government.
Gandhi: Communism? Monarchy? Why is it that all countries have these types of government? My friends, this is India. India has a richer history and background than any other country. We are unique, just like the very people that constitute India. Why not have a democracy? Let us truly be unique. Mera Bharat Mahan!
Leader 1 and 2: Democracy? What is that?
Nehru: Freedom of speech, my friends,
Freedom of thought,
Freedom to vote
Freedom of press.
Democracy my friends, democracy.
Leader 1 and 2: Yes, democracy. That is the best idea for our India.
Narrator: And so, with the help of our leaders, we came up with a constitution, one that defines every one of us here now.
Everyone except Student 1 and 2 exit.
Student 1: Wow, what a video. I guess our homework is done.
Student 2: Wait, I want to see one more video.
Scene 3
Indian Guy: China is a dumb country. They don’t even have a democracy.
Chinese Guy: What did you say?! How dare you?
Indian Guy: Why not? I can say what I want. The other day, I was going to vote, but I found out that there was no democracy in this country!
Chinese Guy: Well this is not India. We do not allow such talk. Police!
2 policemen enter
Police 1: Sir, for disrespecting our country by articulating yourself, you are under arrest.
Indian Guy: What! You are ridiculous. Get your hands of me! I just spoke what I felt. I want to go back to India.
Police 2: Sir, until then, you are welcome to use our jail as your hotel. Please come.
Exit police officers and Indian guy and Chinese guy.
Student 1: Wow, imagine what it must be like to have no freedom to articulate your thoughts.
Student 2: I know, it makes me feel so happy that we have the privileges that others don’t .
Exit both students
The end
