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| Thousands witness Beating the Retreat | | | Jammu, January 29
–Beating Retreat, the grand finale of this year’s Republic Day in Jammu and Kashmir witnessed a scintillating show of pipers and drummers at Moulana Azad Stadium here as the Monday Sun called it a day..
Governor Lt. General (Retd.) S.K. Sinha took the salute from Army, BSF and J&K Police Brass Band and Pipes and Drums contingents.
The mesmerized audience was immensely enthralled by the tunes, mostly patriotic, played by the drummers. The contingents received great applause, at times standing ovation from the audience.
The item presented by Brass Band included Sher-i-Jawan, Sitar-i-Hind, Kaise Sunder Aur Bahadur, Scipio, Abide By Me and Sare Jahan Se Achha while, Pipes and Drums played Sky Boat song, India Gate, Desho Ka Sartaj Bharat, Piper-o-drummer and Drummers’ Call in the spacious lawns of M.A. Stadium.
The drummers faded away with famous Kadam Kadam Badhaye Jaa after the Drummers’ Call.
Chief Minister Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad, Health Minister Mr. Mangat Ram Sharma, Leader of the Opposition Mr. Abdul Rahim Rather, Member Parliament and President National Conference Mr. Omar Abdullah, legislators, leaders of various political parties, senior civil, police and Army officers also witnessed the concluding event of the Republic Day.
The bursting of crackers illuminated and sparked the surroundings, enchanting the audience present on the occasion.
The Governor presented cash awards to Inspector Rajinder Singh and Subedar Kursheed Ahmed.
Beating Retreat is a centuries old military tradition dating from the days when troops disengaged from battle at sunset. As soon as the bugles sounded ‘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 calls has been retained to this day. Colours and standards are cased and flags lowered at Retreat.
Drum beats are a relic of days when troops, billeted in town and cities, were recalled, to their quarters at an appointed hour in the evening.
The combination of these traditions has resulted in the ceremony of Beating Retreat. The ceremony now also serves as a grand finale to the Republic Day celebrations and in the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir, it has emerged as an added attraction of the celebrations.
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