Some things in the world are for all mankind. Clutching them to oneself in the name of nationality, patriotism, and religion simply will not do - not when that something is as beautiful as what you are about to see in the video below...
Jana Gana Mana is India's national anthem. Written and composed by Rabindranath Tagore, Jana Gana Mana means "thou art the ruler of all minds". I believe the video above was conceived by AR Rahman, who also appears towards the end. But I couldn't help observe that the intensity of the song reflected itself much more beautifully on the faces and voices of the older generation of singers featured in the video than the very man who was behind it all.
They, the older singers, did not need animated gestures to show their patriotic fervour - no energised raising of two hands or overly expressed emotions were needed in their case. I suppose, with age (and experience) comes insight, and when one has that, nothing more is needed than to just be...
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