Everyone knows that the Republic Day celebrations, this year, are going to be a bigger deal than ever before. Expect even longer delays on your way to work, even more check posts on your way back from Hauz Khas village and a city that's extremely on edge. Everyone knows that the Republic Day celebrations, this year, are going to be a bigger deal than ever before. Expect even longer delays on your way to work, even more check posts on your way back from Hauz Khas village and a city that's extremely on edge.