However, whether it will replace ‘Abide With Me’ or any other military tune is not clear.įurther, it is also being said that discussion is underway to include more indigenous texts in military training and strategic studies with a greater focus on Indian war heroes, leaders and thinkers.

The RFP states that the new indigenous audio tune will be “sombre and suitable for playing as the final performance at the culmination of solemn national ceremonial events”. However, the British tune remained the same both last year and this year. In 2020 last year, there were plans to drop the ‘Abide With Me’ tune in favour of ‘Vande Mataram’ as the closing tune of the ceremony. This year some new tunes including ‘Swarnim Vijay’, were played during the Beating the Retreat ceremony, along with other band performances based on Indian tunes. Now, more focus is being given on the Indian tunes played at such ceremonies.

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