Indian tunes based on Indian classical ragas and drone show are among the highlights of the Beating Retreat ceremony which is graced by President Droupadi Murmu at Vijay Chowk in the national capital on Sunday.
President Droupadi Murmu, the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, arrived for the 'Beating the Retreat' ceremony at Vijay Chowk in the national capital on Sunday.
Welcoming President Droupadi Murmu's move to rename all the gardens of Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi including Mughal Garden as 'Amrit Udyan', Muslim Rashtriya Manch, a Muslim wing of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Saturday said that the new name symbolises 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam'.
"Changing the name will not change the history. Mughals were aggressors but they were rulers as well. Mughals did start some new traditions which strengthened the social history of our country," Congress leader Harish Rawat told ANI.
Indian tunes based on Indian Classical Ragas will be the flavour of the 'Beating the Retreat' ceremony this year which will be graced by President and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces Droupadi Murmu at Vijay Chowk in the national capital on January 29.
Rashtrapati Bhavan is home to a rich variety of gardens and President Droupadi Murmu has given a common name to the gardens as 'Amrit Udyan' to mark celebrations of 75 years of Independence as 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav'.
President Droupadi Murmu will be gracing the opening of the gardens of Rashtrapati Bhavan tomorrow, which have been given a common name 'Amrit Udyan', informed a release by the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Egyptian President, who was the chief guest at the Republic Day Parade, held discussions with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday and the two countries decided to work together during India's Presidency and reiterated that the interests and priorities of the Global South be given due a
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday attended the 'At Home' reception at Rashtrapati Bhawan, hosted by President Droupadi Murmu.
Taking to Twitter, the Indian Embassy said that India's Ambassador to Russia, Pavan Kapoor delivered the speech and read President Droupadi Murmu's address to the nation on occasion.