# 40,000 watch largest military pipe band display in Mumbai 2026-08-16T07:11:45+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Over 40,000 people gathered in Mumbai for India's largest-ever Military Pipe Band display, organised to mark 80 years of Independence. The event featured 15 JAK LI and the Artillery Centre Band performing martial tunes and patriotic compositions. Singers Gul Saxena, Anil Bajpai, Pranav Deherker and Sanjay Kumar added renditions of patriotic songs. The programme, curated by Colonel Vijay Kumar (Retd) and organised under the aegis of Hq Maharashtra Gujarat and Goa Area, culminated at the Gateway of India with a LED display and coordinated light formations. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: 15 JAK LI, Artillery Centre Band, Gateway of India, Mumbai Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/40000-watch-largest-military-pipe-band-display-in-mumbai/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/40000-watch-largest-military-pipe-band-display-in-mumbai/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/