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Beating Retreat

R-Day Beating Retreat: Vijay Chowk to resonate with Indian melodies tomorrow evening

The event will kick off with the massed band playing the patriotic anthem "Kadam Kadam Badhaye Ja" followed by tunes such as "Amar Bharati", "Indradhanush", "Jai Janam Bhumi", "Nati in Himalayan Valley", "Ganga Jamuna", and "Veer Siachen" by the Pipes and Drums band. The CAPF bands will perform tunes like "Vijay Bharat", "Rajasthan Troops", "Aye Watan Tere Liye", and "Bharat ke Jawan".

Discordant note

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.