Republic Day 2023: US Embassy in India wins hearts by sharing rendition of Vande Mataram

Republic Day 2023: The US Embassy in India also celebrated the 74th Republic Day alongwith the entire nation, by releasing a beautiful version of the country's national song ‘Vande Mataram’.

Sharing the melodious rendition on the official Instagram account, the embassy revealed names of those singing the much-loved tune. The song was sung by singer and composer Pavithra Chari, who was nominated for Grammy Awards.

The song features US diplomats on the instruments, while US officers play the flute and the guitar.

The title of the video on Instagram read, “Happy 74th Republic Day India! We are celebrating India’s #RepublicDay with a rendition of India’s national song Vande Mataram!,’

 

 

 

 

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“U.S. Officers Raghavan (flute) and Stephanie (acoustic guitar) teamed up with @pavithra.chari, singer and composer featured on a @recordingacademy nominated album this year. She is also a U.S. State Department’s @1beatmusic exchange program album!”

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The original ‘Vande Mataram’ is a poem written in Sanskrit-Bengali by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in the 1870s. The first two verses of the poem were adopted as the National Song of India in October 1937. The poem was first published in 1882 as part of Chatterjee's Bengali novel 'Anandmath'.

The song played a vital role in the Indian Independence Movement and first gained political significance when it was recited by Rabindranath Tagore in 1896. By 1905, it had become popular amongst political activists and freedom fighters as a marching song.

India is celebrating its 74th Republic Day today. Republic Day commemorates the adoption of the Constitution of India on January 26, 1950. While India gained independence from the British Raj in 1947, it wasn't until January 26, 1950, that the Constitution of India came into effect, and the country became a sovereign state, after its declaration of being a republic.

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