Namaste Sada Vatsale Matrubhumi' to go international! Shankar Mahadevan to compose & take Sangh anthem to international audience
Musician Shankar Mahadevan, who will be the chief guest at the RSS" 98th foundation day function, is planning to compose the RSS anthem on a larger musical ensemble and take it to the global audience
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Musician Shankar Mahadevan, who will be the chief guest at the RSS' 98th foundation day function on Dussehra, is planning to compose the RSS anthem on a larger musical ensemble and take it to the global audience.
The maestro had a detailed discussion with sarsanghchalak (RSS chief) Mohan Bhagwat recently on musical nuances when the latter extended an invite to him. Bhagwat was keen on Indian music getting prominence in compositions, said Mahadevan.
A decision on the Sangh anthem was first taken during an all-India meet at Sindhi near Wardha, and a broad outline was chalked out in 1939. The stanzas of 'Namaste Sada Vatsale Matrubhumi' were written in Sanskrit by a teacher, Narhari Narayan Bhide, and was sung by senior functionary Yadavrao Joshi at Pune in 1940.
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He will be the chief guest at the RSS' 98th foundation day function on Dussehra.
The stanzas of 'Namaste Sada Vatsale Matrubhumi' were written in Sanskrit by a teacher,… pic.twitter.com/IMSpf5Bs1a
Joshi went on to become sah sahkaryavaha (additional general secretary), recalled an RSS functionary. The anthem has 13 stanzas and is sung at most RSS events, including daily shakhas.
"An accomplished musician himself, Bhagwat was keen on composers using Indian ragas in their work, rather than relying on western music. He said why can't marching tunes, which are largely based on a western strain, be based on Indian music that has a vast treasure of ragas," Mahadevan told TOI over phone.
Mahadevan is the first musician in the last decade to be chief guest at the Vijaya Dashami function. RSS invites renowned personalities from all walks of life. Last year's guest was mountaineer Santosh Yadav, who was also the first woman to be called chief guest in recent years.
