The Beating the Retreat Ceremony is a notable custom held yearly at Vijay Chowk on January 29.
On Friday, the world was handled to a spectacular show of the Republic Day parade alongside Kartavya Path in Delhi. The week-long celebration of Republic Day will culminate within the Beating the Retreat Ceremony at Vijay Chowk, Delhi, on January 29.
President Droupadi Murmu will preside over this 12 months’s Beating the Retreat ceremony, a major occasion that may characteristic a grand fanfare comprising 29 tunes impressed by classical ragas. Bands from the Indian Army, Indian Navy, Indian Air Force, and CAPFs will come collectively to carry out these tunes. The ceremony might be attended by Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
The Beating the Retreat Ceremony is a notable custom held yearly at Vijay Chowk on January 29. The President of India, accompanied by the ‘President’s Bodyguards’ (PBG) in a cavalry unit, serves because the Chief Guest. The ceremony commences with the PBG giving the National Salute, adopted by the National Anthem and the unfurling of the Indian National Flag. Military bands, pipes and drums bands, buglers, and trumpeters from varied Army Regiments take part within the occasion.
Originating within the early Fifties, the ceremony was developed by Major Roberts of the Indian Army. This 12 months’s ceremony may also characteristic a spectacular Drone Show, showcasing 3,500 indigenous drones lighting up the sky over Raisina Hills.
For these unable to attend in particular person, the live telecast of the Beating the Retreat ceremony on January 29 might be watched on the Doordarshan National YouTube channel or on DD News. This permits folks to witness the grandeur of the ceremony from the consolation of their houses.
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