Tag: Abide With Me

Republic Day Parade
Govt Dropped 'Abide With Me' From Beating Retreat As Indian Tunes More Appropriate: Sources

The move to drop the hymn from this year's ceremony came days after the Centre's decision to merge the Amar Jawan Jyoti flame at the India Gate with the eternal flame of the National War Memorial (NWM). The merger took place during a brief ceremony on Friday.

  • Sunday, 23 January 2022
Republic Day
Centre's Move Of Dropping 'Abide With Me' Hymn Sad; Sensitive People Hurt By Decision: Chidambaram

"It is very sad that an old Christian hymn, which is no longer a Christian hymn but a secular hymn, has been dropped from the Republic Day parade," he said.

  • Sunday, 23 January 2022
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