Beating Retreat ceremony at Wagah-Atari border gets special touch on I-Day
News | August 15, 2020 21:18 ISTBeating Retreat takes place at Wagah-Atari border daily. But today's ceremony assumed significance on Independence Day.
Beating Retreat takes place at Wagah-Atari border daily. But today's ceremony assumed significance on Independence Day.
Foot-tapping music and soulful classical renditions reverberated at Vijay Chowk on Wednesday as the Republic Day celebrations culminated with the Beating Retreat ceremony here with 26 performances by the bands of the armed forces and central and state police contingents.
Beating Retreat ceremony underway at Vijay Chowk. President Ram Nath Kovind, PM Modi and other top leaders attend the event
The two stations - Udyog Bhawan and Central Secretariat -- of the Delhi Metro's Yellow Line (Samaypur Badli to HUDA City Centre) will not be available for few hours.
The Border Security Force (BSF) on Sunday organised the customary flag hoisting ceremony at the Attari-Wagah border in Amritsar on Republic Day in which people gather in large number
Traditionally the ceremony concludes with the hymn 'Abide With Me', said to be a favourite of Mahatma Gandhi and written by Scottish Anglican Henry Francis Lyte.
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