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==Band== | ==Band== | ||
[[File:The Chief of Army Staff, General Dalbir Singh presenting the President’s Colours to 21 Madras Battalions of the Madras Regiment, in Tamil Nadu on April 05, 2015.jpg|thumb|right|The Chief of Army Staff, General Dalbir Singh presenting the President’s Colours to 21 Madras Battalion on April 05, 2015]] | [[File:The Chief of Army Staff, General Dalbir Singh presenting the President’s Colours to 21 Madras Battalions of the Madras Regiment, in Tamil Nadu on April 05, 2015.jpg|thumb|right|The Chief of Army Staff, General Dalbir Singh presenting the President’s Colours to 21 Madras Battalion on April 05, 2015]] | ||
The [[Madras Regiment Band]] a full-time [[Indian military bands|military band]], that serves as part of the Madras Regimental Centre in [[Wellington, Tamil Nadu|Wellington]]. It was raised in 1951 purely as a brass band and has evolved over the years to become a symphonic band as well. Today, it consists of a [[concert band]], a [[brass band]] and a percussion section.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deshgujarat.com/2018/02/16/madras-regiment-symphony-band-of-indian-army-to-perform-at-iima/|title = Madras Regiment Symphony Band of Indian Army to perform at IIMA|date = 16 February | The [[Madras Regiment Band]] a full-time [[Indian military bands|military band]], that serves as part of the Madras Regimental Centre in [[Wellington, Tamil Nadu|Wellington]]. It was raised in 1951 purely as a brass band and has evolved over the years to become a symphonic band as well. Today, it consists of a [[concert band]], a [[brass band]] and a percussion section.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deshgujarat.com/2018/02/16/madras-regiment-symphony-band-of-indian-army-to-perform-at-iima/|title = Madras Regiment Symphony Band of Indian Army to perform at IIMA|date = 16 February 2018}}</ref> It performs at arrival ceremonies for [[state visits]] as well as [[state dinner]] hosted at the [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]] by the [[President of India]], as well as regimental and community events.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/kids/heroes-from-the-hills/article3906763.ece/amp/|title=Heroes from the hills|newspaper=The Hindu|date=17 September 2012}}</ref> | ||
==Regimental tribute== | ==Regimental tribute== |