New Delhi: The government on Sunday pushed back criticism for the removal of Mahatma Gandhi’s favorite “staying with me” from the song repertoire to be played by defeating the retreat, saying that a few can understand or relate to HIMN songs.
“Living with me” written by Anglican Scotland Henry Francis Lyte in 1847 because he was dying on TB was a prayer for God to stay with him living life and in death was a very popular military song, but the song lyrics were understood by just a few “, said A source after all criticisms of change.
Official sources said the channeling song was replaced with “Ae Mere Watan to Logon”, a patriotic song compiled after defeat in the 1962 war with China and commemorating the sacrifices made by the armed forces.
Songs, written By Kavi Pradeep and compiled by C Ramchandra, first sung by Lata Mangeshkar in front of PM Jawaharlal Nehru when the nation was rolled under military fog trauma.
“The song celebrated has a universal appeal and is the right award for the brave army of the Indian Armed Forces We have put their lives for our nation.
This song absorbs our sense of sacrifice and respect for those who have made sacrifices for our country for the past 75 years, “said Source, added that Kavi Pradeep tribute to martyrs taken from various regions also represented the features of” unity in diversity “.
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The source confirms that the replacement “living with me” is part of the ongoing process for decades where the songs derived from the colonial past of the country have been replaced here.