NEW DELHI: Mahatma Gandhi’s favorite hymn ‘stayed with me’ had been dropped from the beating retreat ceremony on January 29 this year, in another controversial step after Amar Jyoti Jyoti at the Indian gate was “joining” with the commemoration of the National War on Friday.
‘Living with me’, a Christian singing that haunted by Henry’s poet Francis Lyte in 1847 and is usually sung to Melody ‘Eventide’ William Henry Monk ‘, has become part of a retreat battle ceremony since 1950.
It was maintained in 2020 and 2021 in the moment Finally, after the main anger over the government’s move to throw it away from the spectacle of music, which was carried out by large military bands in Vijay Chowk at Rajpath Majestic to signify the Republican Day celebration every year.
“The beautiful ‘stay with me’ is part of the Sombre ceremony without religious connotations for decades.
The broiler, even when the sun set behind Bukit Raisina with Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament, the North and South Block is on, reminding us of our friends Fall.
Sad to see it thrown away this year, “said a senior officer.
When contacted by Toi, said a defense ministry official, “‘Living with me’ has been replaced with the popular ‘Ae Bele Watan to Logon’ during the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ which is ongoing to commemorate 75 years of independence.” Written by Kavi Pradeep and compiled by C Ramchandra, ‘Ae Mere Watan to Logon’ respectfully sung by Lata Mangeshkar for the first time during the Republican Day celebration in 1963 in honor of 3,250 soldiers who made the final sacrifice during the 1962 war with China.
Officials said Western songs were being replaced by Nada ‘Swadeshi’ compiled by Indian composers over the past few years, with Patriotic ‘Sare Jahan Se Acha’ also replacing the old tradition of playing ‘stay with me’ at the end of the ceremony.
In previous years, apart from Indian songs, military bands played Western songs such as ‘Colonel Bogey’ Evergreen, written in 1914, and ‘Brave Son’, which was compiled in 1898, borrowed from England.
They all gradually discarded.
‘DRUMMERS CALL’, in fact, will be the only Westernone in this year’s ceremony, which will also see laser drones and performances.
24 Indian songs including ‘Kadam Kadam Badhaye Ja’, ‘Veer Sainik’, ‘Hey Kanchha’, ‘Baby Jayanti’ and ‘Gold Arrows’, among others.