Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo
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"Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo" (ऐ मेरे वतन के लोगों; "O! the people of my country!") is an India
India
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n patriotic song written in Hindi
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 by Kavi Pradeep and composed by C. Ramchandra
C. Ramchandra
Ramchandra Narhar Chitalkar was a renowned music composer in the movie industry of India. In the composer's role, he mostly used the name C. Ramachandra, though he also used the names Annasaheb , Ram Chitalkar Ramchandra Narhar Chitalkar(Marathi: रामचंद्र नरहर चितळकर /सी.रामचंद्र ) (1918–1982) was...

 commemorating Indian soldiers who died during the Sino-Indian War
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. It was famously performed live by Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar
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 in the presence of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru , often referred to with the epithet of Panditji, was an Indian statesman who became the first Prime Minister of independent India and became noted for his “neutralist” policies in foreign affairs. He was also one of the principal leaders of India’s independence movement in the...

 at the Ramlila grounds in New Delhi
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 on Republic Day
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 (26 January) 1963, several months after the end of the war. A copy of the soundtrack spool was also gifted to Nehru on the occasion. According to popular legend, Nehru was moved to tears by the song.
None of the artists and technicians involved with the song — including singers, musicians, music director, lyricist, recording studio, sound recordist — charged for the song, and later, lyricist Kavi Pradeep pledged the royalty of the song to the 'War Widows Fund'.

Lyrics

ऐ मेरे वतन् के लोगो! तुम खूब लगा लो नारा !
ये शुभदिन है हम सबका! लहरा लो तिरंगा प्यारा
पर मत भूलो सीमा पर! वीरों ने है प्राण गँवाए!
कुछ याद उन्हें भी कर लो -२! जो लौट के घर न आए -२

ऐ मेरे वतन के लोगो! ज़रा आँख में भरलो पानी!
जो शहीद हुए हैं उनकी! ज़रा याद करो क़ुरबानी |प|

जब घायल हुआ हिमालय! खतरे में पड़ी आज़ादी!
जब तक थी साँस लड़े वो! फिर अपनी लाश बिछादी
संगीन पे धर कर माथा! सो गये अमर बलिदानी!
जो शहीद हुए हैं उनकी! ज़रा याद करो क़ुरबानी |१|

जब देश में थी दीवाली! वो खेल रहे थे होली!
जब हम बैठे थे घरों में! वो झेल रहे थे गोली
थे धन्य जवान वो अपने! थी धन्य वो उनकी जवानी!
जो शहीद हुए हैं उनकी! ज़रा याद करो क़ुरबानी |२|

कोई सिख कोई जाट मराठा -२! कोई गुरखा कोई मदरासी -२!
सरहद पे मरनेवाला! हर वीर था भारतवासी
जो ख़ून गिरा पर्वत पर! वो ख़ून था हिंदुस्तानी!
जो शहीद हुए हैं उनकी! ज़रा याद करो क़ुरबानी |३|

थी खून से लथपथ काया! फिर भी बन्दूक उठाके!
दस-दस को एक ने मारा! फिर गिर गये होश गँवा के
जब अन्त समय आया तो! कह गये के अब मरते हैं!
ख़ुश रहना देश के प्यारो -२! अब हम तो सफ़र करते हैं -२
क्या लोग थे वो दीवाने! क्या लोग थे वो अभिमानी!
जो शहीद हुए हैं उनकी! ज़रा याद करो क़ुरबानी |४|

तुम भूल न जाओ उनको! इसलिये कही ये कहानी!
जो शहीद हुए हैं उनकी! ज़रा याद करो क़ुरबानी
जय हिन्द। जय हिन्द की सेना -२!
जय हिन्द, जय हिन्द, जय हिन्द||

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