Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Five Best: Patriotic Songs

1. Muhammad Iqbal's "Saare Jahan Se Achcha" played by Indian military band

2. Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay's "Vande Mataram" sung by Lata Mangeshkar for film 'Anand Math'. (Music director: Hemant Kumar)

3. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar's "Jayostute Shree Mahan Mangale" sung by Mangeshkar siblings

4. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar's "Sagara Pran Talmalala" sung by Mangeshkar siblings

5. "O Mera Rang De Basanti Chola" from Shaheed (1965) Music Director: Prem Dhawan Singers: Mukesh, Mahendra Kapoor, Rajendra Mehta

5. G D Madgulkar's "he rashtra devatanche, he rashtra preshitanche aa chandra-surya nando, swatrantra bhaaratache" (Singer : Rani Verma Music : C. Ramchandra Movie : Gharkul Year : 1970)


Artist: Alan Dunn, The New Yorker, 29 November 1941

p.s. The Internationale is a famous socialist, communist, social-democratic and anarchist anthem.