Port Blair, Jan 29: The Beating Retreat ceremony at the historic Netaji Stadium, this evening marked the grand finale of this year’s Republic Day celebrations. Impressive performance by bandsmen of Army, Navy and A&N Police, cultural pageantry, illumination of boats and spectacular fire power display marked the occasion. The Lt. Governor, Lt Gen (Retd) Bhopinder Singh, PVSM, AVSM and the First Lady of these Islands, Smt Bhawanee Singh also witnessed the performance.
The ceremony started by bands of Army, Navy and Police Services marching in unison playing popular marching tunes followed by performance involving various marching movements to form beautiful formations and culminating with a joint item of Sare Jahan Se Achha Hindustan Hamara. School children beautifully attired presented mesmerizing cultural programme on patriotic themes which received great applause from the audience.
