World record attempt at National Anthem centenary celebrations

Author:     I.C.Colony Residents Welfare Association Borivli

Bollywood playback singers Roopkumar and Sonali Rathod alongwith a host of celebrities and thousands of people would lead a record-breaking tribute to 100 years of the National Anthem on January 25 in Aurangabad.

Tushar Gandhi, Mahatma Gandhi’s grandson, will join them in their attempt to create a Guinness world record for the maximum number of people in any country singing their national anthem in unison.

Several other leaders and public figures are also likely to lend their voices on the momentous occasion.

An independent adjudicator from Guinness World Records will be present at the venue at Divisional Sports Complex at Garkheda, Aurangabad during the event supported by Lokmat Media.

Roopkumar Rathod said, “singing ‘Jana Gana Mana’ to set a world record is a befitting and rousing way to commemorate one hundred years of the National Anthem. It will be our small tribute to the great composition of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore.”

On December 27, 2011, Jana Gana Mana had completed 100 years after being first sung at the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress on that day in 1911.

It was declared the Indian National Anthem by the Constituent Assembly on January 24, 1950.

(Source: Press Release (23rd Jan 2012) – Blog)

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Framed Tribute: Bhimsen Joshi (February 4, 1922 –- January 24, 2011)

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‘Swaradhiraj Bhimsen’ is a compelling photographical account of Pandit Bhimsen Joshi’s life and music

“The trends in music change every decade. The artist must bear this in mind.” — Late Pandit Bhimsen Joshi

At the Sawai Gandharva Smarak at Ganeshkhind road, over 40 photographs of the late Bharat Ratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi are on display. A portrait of the maestro delivering an alaap is one of them. There are several more that capture moments of him mesmerising audiences with his performances. A casual frame depicts him talking about music at his residence. The exhibits are part of Arya Sangeet Prasarak Mandal’s ‘Swaradhiraj Bhimsen’, a special photo exhibition on the life of Panditji to mark his first death anniversary. The exhibition will start from today and run till February 4. Noted artist Ravi Paranjape will inaugurate the exhibition today at 11am.

For industrial photographer Sateesh Paknikar, who has clicked all the pictures on display, chronicling Panditji’s life, was an honour. They are part of a book of the same title that was officially released during the Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Mahotsav last December. It is a collection of Pandit Bhimsen Joshi’s photographs and his thoughts on music, and Paknikar worked on the book for six months.

Each picture in the book is accompanied by a quote by Panditji. “His opinion on music was as inspiring as his music. So when I was compiling the book, I thought of putting the quotes in too,” says Paknikar, who has put together Panditji’s life in pictures from 1984 to 2007.

Not surprisingly, Paknikar is passionate about music. “I have chronicled more than 400 artists in 30,000 pictures, but clicking Panditji was a joy. Once he gets lost in the music, his expressions are priceless.” Paknikar has traveled around the state to chronicle the images of performing artists.

The exhibition will be on between 10am and 2pm, and again from 4pm to 8pm

(Source: 01/24/2012 – IndianExpress.com)

 

Republic Day of India 2012: Rehearsals…

The Republic Day of India commemorates the date on which the Constitution of India came into force replacing the Government of India Act 1935 as the governing document of India on 26 January 1950… The Republic Day is celebrated with much enthusiasm all over the country and especially in the capital, New Delhi where the celebrations start with the Presidential address to the nation. (Source: Wikipedia.org)

India's Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers ride their camels as they rehearse for the Beating the Retreat ceremony in New Delhi (REUTERS/B Mathur - seen here: http://bit.ly/wdXJU2 ).

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Daring encounters solid technology: Indian soldiers form up on their Royal Enfield motorcycles to human pyramids. They are practicing for the National Day parade, which the subcontinent is celebrating on 26 January (Getty Images/Getty - seen here: http://bit.ly/zj5AWw ).

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