A thousand drones will dazzle the sky above Delhi for the first time
ever, as part of a drone show which will be the highlight of the Beating
Retreat ceremony today.
The ceremony will be held at the historic Vijay Chowk. President Ram
Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence minister Rajnath
Singh and others will also be among the many dignitaries who will
witness the show.
AIR correspondent reports that Martial musical tunes with Indian fervour
will be the flavour of the ceremony this year. For the first time, the
drone show has been made a part of the ceremony to commemorate 75 years
of Independence, being celebrated as ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.The drone
show has been organized by a startup ‘Botlab Dynamics’ and supported by
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and Department of Science and
Technology. The show would be of 10 minutes duration involving around
one thousand drones fabricated through indigenous technology.
Synchronized background music will also be played during the drone show.
A total of 26 performances will enthral the spectators with
foot-tapping music played by the bands of Indian Army, Navy, Air Force
and Central Armed Police Forces . The entry band will be Massed Band
playing the ‘Veer Sainik’ tune.
This will be followed by Pipes and Drums Band, CAPF Band, Air Force
Band, Naval Band, Army Military Band and Massed Bands.The principal
conductor of the ceremony will be Commander Vijay Charles D’Cruz.
Besides, A number of new tunes have been added to the ceremony to
celebrate ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’. These include ‘Kerala’, ‘Hind ki
Sena’ and ‘Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon’. The event will come to a close with
the ever-popular tune of ‘Sare Jahan se Acha’. Anand Kumar, AIR News
Delhi.
Beating the Retreat’ is a centuries-old military tradition dating from
the days when troops disengaged from battle at sunset. As soon as the
buglers sounded the retreat, the troops ceased fighting, sheathed their
arms and withdrew from the battlefield. It is for this reason that the
custom of standing still during the sounding of retreat has been
retained to this day. Colours and standards are cased and flags lowered
at retreats.
Drumbeats recall the days when troops, lodged in towns and cities, were
recalled to their quarters at an appointed time in the evening. Based on
these military traditions, ‘Beating the Retreat’ ceremony creates a
mood of nostalgia of the times gone by.
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