![]() ![]() In 2020 too, the tune was initially dropped from the list but was subsequently restored in the final list after protests from a cross-section of the public on social media. In contrast, the four tunes last year were Bharat ke jawan (new composition), Kadam kadam badhaye ja, Drummers call, and Abide with me. ![]() The three tunes to be played by massed bands this year are Kadam kadam badhaye ja, Drummers call, and Ae mere watan ke logon. The tune had been played at the annual ceremony every year since 1950.Ībide with me is played by the ‘Massed Bands’ at the end of the ceremony, and this year, there are three tunes without it instead of the four tunes played last year, including the hymn. The traditional Christian hymn Abide with me, believed to have been a favourite of Mahatma Gandhi, has been dropped from the list of tunes for this year’s Beating Retreat ceremony. The hymn is played by the ‘Massed Bands’ at the endof the ceremony.
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