beating retreat: Republic Day: Mahatma Gandhi’s favourite ‘Abide With Me’ hymn dropped from Beating Retreat ceremony | India News

NEW DELHI: One of Mahatma Gandhi’s Favorite Christian Hymns “Abide With Me” Has Been Dropped This Year Beat back According to a brochure released by the Indian Army on January 29.
“Abide With Me”, written by Scottish Anglican poet and hymnologist Henry Francis Lyte in 1847, has been part of the Beating Retreat since 1950.
The flyer said: This year’s ceremony will end with ‘Sare Jahan Se Acha’.
The Beating retreat was used to end with the hymn “Abide With Me”.
The brochure also lists the 26 tunes that will be played at this year’s ceremony at Vijay Chowk.
26 tunes will be played at this year’s ceremony including ‘Hey Kanchha’, ‘Channa Bilauri’, ‘Jai Janam Bhumi’, ‘Nritya Sarita’, ‘Vijay Josh‘,’ Kesaria Banna ‘,’Veer Siachen‘,’ Hathroi ‘,’Vijay Ghosh‘,’ Ladaakoo ‘,’Swadeshi‘,’ Amar Chattan’, ‘Golden Arrow’ and’Swarn Jayanti‘, according to the documentation.
‘Veer Sainik‘,’ Buglers’ Fanfare, ‘INS India’, ‘Yashasvee‘, ‘Jai Bharati’, ‘Kerala’, ‘Siki A Mole’, ‘Hind Ki Sena’, ‘Kadam Kadam Badhaye Ja’, ‘Drummers Call’, ‘Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon’ are also part of the 26 tunes will be distributed on the evening of January 29, the flyer notes.
Defeat retreat is a centuries-old military tradition that dates back to the days when armies left battle at dusk, it mentioned.
It added that, as soon as the disruptors sounded Retreat, the army stopped fighting, armed and withdrew from the battlefield.