New Delhi: As Republic Day celebrations drew to a shut with the Beating Retreat ceremony, Vijay Chowk reverberated with three of composer AR Rahman’s iconic songs – Oscar-successful ‘Jai ho’, ‘Bharat humko jaan se pyaara hai’ and ‘Ma tujhe salaam’.Earlier this month, when requested about his absence from Hindi-film tune within the course of an interview with BBC Asian Community, Rahman stated, “It might be a communal thing also… but it is not in my face”. He later stated that intentions is probably to be “misundersood sometimes” and that he was as soon as grateful to the country.
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While the Central Armed Police Forces band performed “Jai Ho”, the Indian Navy band played ‘Bharat humko…’. The tune ‘Aarambh hai prachand’ from the film Gulaal was as soon as played by the Indian Military band. Vande Mataram on its 150th anniversary and Operation Sindoor were featured prominently within the course of the ceremony on Thursday evening, which was as soon as presided over by President Droupadi Murmu, who arrived within the ceremonial buggy. Vice-President CP Radhakrishnan, PM Narendra Modi, defence minister Rajnath Singh, Chief of Defence Workers In vogue Anil Chauhan, and the three carrier chiefs were furthermore most modern.The bands stood assorted formations that included ‘Amar Jawan’: a tribute to Indian Military bravehearts, ‘Deva Vyuha: a fight formation referred to in Mahabharata fight formation against Bhishm Pitamah and ‘Ardhachandra Vyuha’: a half-moon fight formation.
LED screens positioned at the venue furthermore confirmed a video clip of a BrahMos missile hitting a draw; instruments of several band participants were wrapped with LEDs on which the associated price of Op Sindoor shone. Pictures of Rafale, Tejas, Su-30, BrahMos, S-400 air defence plan, Netra, Prachand and C-130 furthermore played on the screens.Later, the PM shared the glimpses from Beating Retreat 2026, saying that “performances by the various bands were memorable”.In a assortment of posts on X, Modi stated: “Air Force Band was exceptional… They performed ‘Brave Warrior’, ‘Twilight’, ‘Alert (Post Horn Gallop)’ and ‘Flying Star’ impeccably. The Sindoor formation was brilliant!”On the naval band, he posted, “Simply outstanding! The Naval Band’s performances included ‘Namaste’, ‘Sagar Pawan’, ‘Matribhumi’, ‘Tejasvi’ and ‘Jai Bharati’. The Matsya Yantra formation was flawless.”
