‘Beating Retreat’ offers a treat of foot-tapping Indian tunes
The event came to a close with the ever-popular tune of ‘Sare Jahan se Acha’ marking the ceremonial culmination of the 75th Republic Day celebrations.
The event came to a close with the ever-popular tune of ‘Sare Jahan se Acha’ marking the ceremonial culmination of the 75th Republic Day celebrations.
Music bands of the Army, Navy, Air Force and CAPF will play 31 captivating tunes during the event at the Vijay Chowk that marks culmination of Republic-Day celebrations.
"Metro services at two stations of Yellow Line (Samaypur Badli to HUDA City Centre) will not be available as per the specific timings," said the official.
The Republic Day parade itself is an archaic display of military might and grandeur, an anachronism in a modern day democracy, but successive governments have revelled in showcasing it to foreign guests and comparing it to the Bastille Day celebrations in Paris’ Champs Elysee.
Sonorous Indian tunes wafted through the air on the evening of 29 January at the historic Vijay Chowk as military bands performed on the occasion of the ‘Beating the Retreat’ ceremony marking the end of the four-day long 70th Republic Day celebrations.
