
Beating Retreat Likely To End With "Vande Mataram" This Year: Report
Tuesday, January 14, 2020, 8:09 AM
The iconic Beating Retreat ceremony at Vijay Chowk on January 29 is likely to end with ''Vande Mataram'', sources said on Monday. Traditionally the ceremony concludes with the hymn ''Abide With Me'', said to be a favourite of Mahatma Gandhi and written by Scottish Anglican Henry Francis Lyte. It was the only western tune played at the event last year.
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