RAM
LEELA GROUNDS NEW DELHI 1962..
(CHINESE AGGRESSION.)
In a war , there is no victor or Vanquished
. Every one is a sufferer.I begin this mini post with lines from an Anti war
poem of Sahir Ludhanavi ..
Fateh ka jashn ho ki haar ka sog
zindagi Mayyaton pe rotii hai...
( Sahir )
(Be it a celebration of Victory or defeat's Gloom ,
Life
weeps for deaths only......... )
Betrayed by Chinese ,A distrauhgt Nehru wept
when Great Lata Sang Kavi Pradeep 's
composition "Aey Meray wattan Ke
Logon " before a Mammoth crowd at Ramlila Grounds New Delhi in 1962.The
programme was organised by
Producer Mehboob Khan who also presented A hefty Donation to Government on behalf of Film Fraternity of Mumbai . As a matter of fact It was only
Mehboob Khan who had asked kavi Pradeep for
writing a patriotic song for the event .And next day , kavi Pradeep wrote the opening lines on a cigarette packet while
he was on a morning walk in Mahim. He added other lines at his residence
.
Mehboob Khan also sought services of C. Ramchandra for giving musical shape to kavi Pradeep's poem
for the event . And Lata Readily agreed to come down to Delhi to sing it before a massive Gathering after the initial recording at Mumbai. The distinguished audience
included president S. Radhakrishnan, Prime minister Nehru, cabinet ministers,
virtually the entire film industry comprising stalwarts like Producer Mehboob
Khan , Dilip Kumar , Dev Anand, Raj Kapoor, Rajendra Kumar, Sunil Dutt, Singers Mohammed Rafi, Hemant Kumar and many
more.. I add some lines from this song ...
Koyee sikh Koyee jaat Maraatha
Koyee Gurkhaa Koyee Madraasi
Sarhad par Marney wala
Har veer thha Bharatvaasi
Thhay dhanya javaanon woh apney
Thhi dhanya woh unki javaani
Jo shaheed hue hain unki,
Zara yaad karo qurbaani.............
Aey Meray Wattan ke logon.......
About This weeping of Pandit ji , Lata
said in her recent interview,
" After the Ramlila Ground singing , I received a message that Pandit ji wanted
to see me .It was Mehboob Khan who took me to Panditji. When I was sitting in
his room and waiting for a cup of coffee , Panditji said
to me "Tumne Mujhe Rulaaya.... (you made me weep ). Standing by the side
of Panditji ,as he spoke to me ,were Dr
.S Radhakrishnan (the then President) and Indiraji, His Daughter "
Pandit ji was equally moved by another song that Mohd. Rafi sang same day at NATIONAL STADIUM
NEW DELHI before a huge public gathering and V V I Ps on the stage that included Producer Mehboob Khan , Some prominent Film stars ,Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru and Dr S Radhakrishnan . The song
" Awaaz Do Hum Eik Hain " was written by urdu poet Jaan Nissar Akhtar
.The song played a great role in emotional integrity of the nation during the
war with china. It was
played in all cinema Halls before the start of
the show . It was like a national anthem during those bitter days of
Chinese Aggression. The song sent a patriotic shiver down the
listeners spine. And Great Mohd Rafi had
put his heart in the song set to music by Khayaam . It was a great effort by Films division.
"Awaaz do hum Ek Hain" I add some
lines of this great song ...
ye hai Himaala ki zameen
Taj-o-Ajanta ki zameen
sangam hamaari aan hai
Chittaurr apni shaan hai
Gulmarg ka mehka chaman
Jamuna ka tat Gokul ka ban
Ganga ke dhaare apne hain
ye sab hamaare apne hain
keh do koi dushman nazar
uthhe na bhoole se idhar
keh do ke ham bedaar hain
keh do ke ham taiyyaar hain
....AWAAZ DO HUM EK HAIN.......
Utho jawaanaane wattan
Baandhe huve sar se kafan
punjab ke dil se utho
satluj ke saahil se utho
Maharashtra ki khaak se
Delhi ke arze paak se
Bengal se Gujraat se
kashmir ke Bagaat se
Nefa se Rajasthhan se
kul khaaq e hindustaan se ..
apne sabhi sukh ek hain
apne sabhi gham ek hain
aawaaz do......
aawaaz do ........
AWAAZ DO HUM EK HAIN......
(Autar Mota 9.7.2014)
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