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crash in December 2021, the military band perhaps more in sync with the actual events
played the Last Post and Rouse at his taking place on Republic Day.
funeral as is the military tradition. The Last But for the masses again, Abide with me
Post is a bugle call, sounded at military was devoid of any religious or western
funerals, to indicate that the soldier has gone connotation. Also largely because it was an
to his final rest. The Rouse is a short bugle instrumental tune rather than a song sung
call usually used when flags are raised from in English, the tune was detribalised from its
half mast to mast head. original roots. Because it was the favourite
The Republic Day ceremony in many of our great Mahatma Gandhi again it was
ways is a celebration of our military power more a tradition than anything else.
which was also symbolic of our freedom, Perhaps there is a message for us in this
independence and the might of the republic great quote from the Mahatma. “Be the
that is India. So perhaps in one sense a change you wish to see in the world.” So let
song that commemorates Indian soldiers is us abide by it!

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