Beating Retreat ceremony celebrates 150 years of Vande MataramPatriotic tunes echoed across Raisina Hill during the Beating Retreat ceremony, marking the conclusion of Republic Day celebrations. The event, presided over by President Droupadi Murmu, also commemorated 150 years of 'Vande Mataram'By PTI Published Date - 29 January 2026, 08:26 PMNew Delhi: Patriotic tunes such as ‘Kadam Kadam Badhaye Ja’, ‘Vijay Bharat’ and others filled the air at the Raisina Hill during the Beating Retreat ceremony on Thursday, which also celebrated 150 years of ‘Vande Mataram’. The ceremony kicked off with a band marching down Raisina Hill, playing ‘Kadam Kadam Badhaye Ja’ to add to the patriotic fervour. A piped band then played a medley, with its members standing in various formations to mark landmark occasions and events such as 150 years of ‘Vande Mataram’, the Gaganyaan mission and ‘Amar Jawan Jyoti’. They also carried symbolic images of 150 years of ‘Vande Mataram’, ‘the Gaganyaan mission’ and ‘Amar Jawan Jyoti’.