74th Independence Day celebrations: Military bands perform across the country

Team India Sentinels Wednesday 5th of August 2020 11:51 AM

New Delhi: In a first, the Military Bands are celebrating Independence Day by displaying their performances across the country, during the fortnight beginning August 1.

“The performances are intended as gestures of gratitude and appreciation of the nation towards the Corona warriors who have been steadfastly fighting to stop the spread of the Coronavirus in the country even at the risk of their lives,” the defence ministry said in a statement.

So far, the bands of Army, Navy and Police have performed at Porbandar, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Raipur, Amritsar, Guwahati, Allahabad and Kolkata.

The Military and Police Bands will perform in the afternoon on Wednesday at Vishakhapatnam, Nagpur and Gwalior.

On August 7, the bands are scheduled to perform in Srinagar and Kolkata.

Tri services Band will be giving three performances in Delhi, one each at Red Fort, at Rajpath and at India Gate on August 8, 9 and 12, respectively.

Military and Police Bands will also perform in Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Shimla and Almora on August 8; in Chennai, Nasirabad, Andaman& Nicobar Command Flag Point and Dandi on August 9, and in Imphal, Bhopal and Jhansi on August 12, the ministry said.

The final performance of the series will be held on August 13 in Lucknow, Faizabad, Shilong, Madurai and Champaran.


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