Republic Day 2024: Beating Retreat Ceremony At Vijay Chowk TODAY, Here’s The Full Schedule

The 75th Republic Day celebrations will formally end today with the Beating Retreat Ceremony. Know all about the ceremony and the schedule..

New Delhi: India celebrated its 75th Republic Day on January 26, 2024 with the Republic Day Parade at the Kartavya Path, New Delhi. The Chief Guest of the parade was the President of France, Emmanuel Macron; the parade was also attended by President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, CJI DY Chandrachud and other dignitaries of the country. The celebrations of the Republic Day will formally end with the Beating Retreat at the Vijay Chowk, New Delhi today. Here’s the complete schedule of the Beating Retreat Ceremony..

Beating Retreat At Vijay Chowk, New Delhi

The Beating Retreat is the formal end of the Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi for the year. With the sun setting down over the majestic Raisina Hills, the historic Vijay Chowk will witness all Indian tunes being played during the ‘Beating Retreating’ ceremony on Monday marking the culmination of 75th Republic Day celebrations.

Beating Retreat 2024: Guest List

The music bands of Indian Army, Indian Navy, Indian Air Force and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) will play 31 captivating and foot-tapping Indian tunes before a distinguished audience, comprising President and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, other Union Ministers, senior officials and the general public, Defence Ministry said in a release.

The ceremony will begin with the massed band’s ‘Shankhnaad’ tune, which will be followed by the enthralling tunes such as ‘Veer Bharat’, ‘Sangam Dur’, ‘Deshon ka Sartaj Bharat’, ‘Bhagirathi’, and ‘Arjuna’ by Pipes and Drums band. The CAPF bands will play ‘Bharat Ke Jawan’ and ‘Vijay Bharat’ among others.

Indian Tunes To Be Played At Beating Retreat

‘Tiger Hill’, ‘Rejoice in Raisina’ and ‘Swadeshi’ are among the tunes to be played the band of the Indian Air Force, while the audience will witness the Indian Navy band playing a number of tunes, including ‘INS Vikrant’, ‘Mission Chandrayaan’, ‘Jai Bharati’ and ‘Hum Tayyar Hain’. This will be followed by the Indian Army band which will play ‘Faulad Ka Jigar’, ‘Agniveer’, ‘Kargil 1999’, ‘Taqat Watan’ among others. The Massed Bands will, then, play the tunes ‘Kadam Kadam Badhaye Ja’, ‘Aye Mere Watan Ke Logon’ and ‘Drummers Call’. The event will come to a close with the ever-popular tune of ‘Sare Jahan se Acha’.

Who Will Conduct The Beating Retreat Ceremony?

The principal conductor of the ceremony will be Lt Col Vimal Joshi. While the Army Band conductor will be Subedar Major Moti Lal, MCPO MUS II M Antony and Warrant Officer Ashok Kumar will be the Conductors of Indian Navy and Indian Air Force respectively. The conductor of CAPF band will be Constable GD Ranidevi. The Buglers will perform under the leadership of Naib Subedar Umesh Kumar, and Pipes and Drums band will play under the instructions of Subedar Major Rajender Singh.

Beating Retreat is a much-awaited part of celebrations and it can be seen live on television and can also be streamed on the YouTube channels of DD News and other media channels.

(Inputs from ANI)