- AnAverageSnoot@lemmy.caEnglish39 minutes
This is a demonstration for the public and TV on Republic Day at the national parade. It’s mostly performative and is meant to be exaggerated and over the top because that’s what’s expected at this parade. Millions of families wake up early morning on Jan 26th every year to watch these performances. They even have performances from school children from different cultures in India, an air show, giant missiles, etc.
“Come on, mateys, step in time…
Load the magazine, step in time…
Never need a reason, Never need a rhyme…
Fire at will, step in time!”
2 hoursThis reminds me of the border ceremony between India and Pakistan that is an awesome display of militaries upping each other in silly walks.
Honest question to Indian and Pakistani lemmings:
Does this look cool in its own cultural context?
- 5 hours
“On second thought, let’s not call an Indian artillery strike. It is a silly process.”
- 6 hours
Needs some work, I’m sure the ministry will reject the claim for it being to simple and straight forward.
Be careful, their Group Dance move buffs the protagonist unit to absurd levels.
- AeronMelon@lemmy.worldEnglish5 hours
They can’t help it, Bollywood has an AoE over the entire country.
- nagaram@piefed.socialEnglish5 hours
Don’t you see how patriotic and serious they are? They did the very patriotic and very serious walk and everything!
- realitista@lemmus.orgEnglish6 hours
They’re waiting for their applications to the Ministry of Silly Walks to come through.
It’s probably a joke they filmed for fun. You never know with the military but none of them are visibly considering killing their butterbar so it’s probably the joke thing.
- 4 hours
Slang for a 2nd lieutenant (lowest ranking officer in the army) because their insignia is a gold bar.
