*Voice of a nation...* *‘Mile Sur Mera Tumhara’* * *[image: http://joedale.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/07/25/girl_walking_with_india_flag_2.gif][image: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jz6MAv72hK0/Szhjg9PurbI/AAAAAAAAB7w/kUvCKyK_3nY/s400/doordarshan.jpg][image: http://joedale.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/07/25/girl_walking_with_india_flag_2.gif]
*Time was when Doordarshan was the only channel available on television sets in India. Time was when nobody complained of “nothing interesting to watch” even as they were served the staple news bulletins, serials and cultural programmes. Time was when one song comprising all the regional languages of the country was hummed and strummed in every nook and cranny. Time was when ‘Mile Sur Mera Tumhara’ *[image: http://www.parichowk.com/Ganraj-children-group-singers.JPG] * with a bandwagon of super stars from tinselville, arts and sports from every state in India, walked straight into the hearts of millions. The song created by the Lok Seva Sanchar Parishad in 1988 written by Piyush Pandey and composed by Louis Banks and P Vaidyanathan kindled patriotism in hearts young and old. *[image: http://www.andhrafolks.net/nostalgia/milesur.jpg] *It was six minutes of bliss that spread the message of unity in diversity through faces known and unknown. An eye opener to the cultural background of the states of India, the song comes back in a new avatar as ‘Phir Mile Sur’ 22 years later starring the popular faces of the day. But many wonder if it will recreate the charm of the original song. *[image: http://i.ytimg.com/vi/QxJO2aVQF1M/0.jpg] *“Can anyone from our generation forget the song easily ? ” ** “The more I heard it, the more I fell in love with it. Listening to the song now is a walk back in time to the good old days of the past,”** Patriotic songs that grew as popular in that time were few. The song arrived at the right time and instilled patriotism in a whole generation with a horde of stars. ** “It’s been long since I watched the video of the song but how well I remember a young Kamal Hassan walking by the seashore!” ** “Not to forget the divine voice of Balamurali Krishna. It was a one of a kind song. I am not sure if the second part will be as delightful because ‘Mile Sur...’ brings with it a treasure trove of memories of the bygone era which the new one might not give us.” There’s only one person from the 1988 song who’ll feature in the 2010 version of it - Amitabh Bachchan. This time, it’s a family affair for him with son Abhishek and daughter-in-law Aishwarya too rubbing shoulders with a host of new age stars from different walks of life. ** “A song like this is the need of the hour when the values of patriotism, harmony and national integration need to be reinstilled in young Indians. It’ll be great if television channels besides Doordarshan and FM radios start telecasting the song at a crucial juncture like this when the threat of terrorism is looming large over the nation. It’ll also go a long way in instilling communal harmony,” ** *[image: http://harshad.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/india_flag_background.jpg] *Mile sur mera tumharaa, Thoo sur bane hamaraa.... sur kee nadhiyaan har disha se behkee saagar mein milee. Baadalon ka roop leiker bharse halke halke... Mile sur mera tumharaa.. thoo... sur bane hamaara.. Mile sur mera tumhara... Chaain taraj tahin nyay taraj ek but baniye saayen taraj Tera sur mile mere sur de naal milke bane ek nava surtaal Mile sur mera tumharaa.... tho sur bane hamaara.. Mohnja sur tohi desa pyara mile jadein geet ashaanjo madhur tarano bane tadein Sur ka dariya bahte saagar me mile badlaan da roop leike barasan holle haule Isaindhal namm iruvarin suramum namadhakum.. Dhisai veru aanalum aazi ser aarugal Mugilai mazaiyai pozivadu pol isai ... Namm isssaiiii.... Thik thakida thathikakidA... .thaka thimi thaka junu Nanna dhwanige ninna dhwani-ya, seridante namma dhwaniya.. Naa swaramu nee swaramu sangammamai, mana swaram ga avatarinchey Ninde swaramum ningalude swaramum otthucheiyum Namudeya swaramai.... Tomaar shoor moder shoor srishti koroor koi ekshoor[2]... Sriishti karoon woi katha Toma mora swarer milan srishti kare chalbochatano male sur jo taro maro, bane aapno sur niralo majhya tumchya julta tara madhur suranchya barasti dhara Sur ki nadiya har disha se behke saagar mein mile... Baadlo ka roop leke barse halke halke.. Oh...Mile sur mera tumhara tho....sur bane hamara... Mile Sur mera tumhara tho sur bane hamara tho sur bane hamara tho sur bane hamara* *Let’s wait and watch if ‘Phir Mile Sur’ can match the charm of these lines of the mahout in the 80s song.* [image: http://satyamyadav.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/krishna-arjun.jpg] *Sriram Savarkar ©* *Hinduism is more a way of life than a method of worship.* *Dharmo Rakshati Rakshithaha* *If you protect Dharma, Dharma will in turn protect you.* *Hindus, If people slap you once, slap them twice!* -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OWNER : [email protected]; [!! Sriram Savarkar ¡¡] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sriram Savarkar" group. To modify your list subscription, please send a blank email to: For posting Messages: [email protected] Subscribe : [email protected] Unsubscribe : [email protected] Visit Group : http://groups.google.com/group/sriram-savarkar?hl=en
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