<<(Suranya) Aiyar [a lawyer-activist] told The Telegraph: “At the end of the (Beating Retreat) ceremony when they would play Abide with Me, one felt Gandhi was with us and telling us to abide with him to further the ideals that he gave to us.
“To have this dropped seems to be out of malice for Mahatma Gandhi and just another attempt in the series of actions by this government to rub out our history and to change the symbols, sentiments and feelings around our freedom struggle and how our nation was forged. It is a cavalier move and is insulting to the fallen soldier — which is a sacred and universally revered idea across nationalities, regardless of where the battle was fought.” Aiyar added: “*We are asking people to play Abide With Me from their phones or any other device in their gardens, balconies, terraces, or at the entrance of their homes on January 29 at sunset…. It has been translated into Hindustani by Dastango (lyrical Urdu story-teller) Mahmood Farooqui and is being set to music by a large group of artistes on Indian classical instruments. We hope it will be sung by a classical singer soon, so that it can be there for people to enjoy and celebrate on January 29. *[Emphasis added.]”>> (Excerpted from: < https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/lawyer-opposes-centres-alleged-attempt-to-rub-out-history/cid/1849077 >.) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/greenyouth/CACEsOZjtRd52XijUPsTofWvFRH-H%3Dr%3D4PP68RXqtJcJrSgAC-g%40mail.gmail.com.
