Beating retreat ceremony: The 76th Republic Day celebrations of the country ended on Wednesday (January 29, 2025) at Vijay Chowk in New Delhi (January 29, 2025). All dignitaries including President Draupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi enjoyed it with the common people. The tune of Laxmikant-Pyarelal music patriotic song ‘Ae Watan Tere Liye’ was also played at the ceremony. Not only this, the army band also played ‘Shiva Tandav Stotra’ on the drum.
Beating Retreat began with the tunes of Indian military forces bands in the backdrop of redness of the sinking sun on Raisina Hills. During this, President Draupadi Murmu hoisted the national flag at Vijay Chowk. The band of Army, Navy, Air Force and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), in a ceremony filled with patriotism, the band of the Army Draupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, together, together with the band of Army, Navy, Air Force and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF). 30 foot-tapping in front of the Indian tune.
Beating retreat is held every year on 29 January
The ‘Beating Retreat’ Republic Day celebrations end the official conclusion. The ceremony is held on 29 January every year. This tradition is associated with a historical military tradition of the Indian Armed Forces, which has been going on since the British rule. In ancient times, soldiers used to return to their camps to indicate the end of war at sunset. Even today this tradition has been continued as ‘Beating Retreat’.
Centuries -old military tradition
‘Beating Retreat’ began in the early 1950s, when the Indian Army Major Roberts developed a unique ceremony of performance by the collective band indigenously. It is a symbol of centuries -old military tradition. This ceremony is reminiscent of the past, in which after the sun set, soldiers used to stop the fight, put their weapons and return to their camps after hearing the sound of retreat.
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