Samman Guard (
English: The Guard of Honour,
Hindi
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: सम्मान गार्ड) is the official slow march of the
Indian Army
The Indian Army is the land-based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Army, and its professional head is the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), who is a four ...
. The music was composed by L. B. Gurung. It was released under
The Gramophone Company of India record label on January 1, 1972 as the last song on the ''Martial Music Of The Indian Army Vol. 1'' Album.
See also
; India related
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Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas
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Beating retreat in India
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Deshon Ka Sartaj Bharat
Deshon Ka Sartaj Bharat ("India, Crown of the World") is a march played by the military of India, primarily the Indian Army. It was composed by J.N. Roy Choudhary, who was an instructor of music at the Military Music Wing, Army Education Corps C ...
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Indian military bands
The Indian military bands consists of musicians from the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force. Indian military bands regularly participate in international festivals and take part in celebrations dedicated to various national events. These
bands ...
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Indian Army Chief's Band
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Military Music Wing
The Military Music Wing of the Army Education Corps is an educational institution that supports the Indian Army and all military bands and musicians in its ranks. Being part of the AEC, its facilities are located in Pachmarhi, Madhya Pradesh st ...
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Music of India
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President's Bodyguard
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Tri-Services Guard of Honour (India)
; Other related
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Guard of honour
A guard of honour (British English, GB), also honor guard (American English, US), also ceremonial guard, is a group of people, usually military in nature, appointed to receive or guard a head of state or other dignitaries, the fallen in war, o ...
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1972 compositions
1972 songs
Indian military marches