Washington: The White House Marine Band played the song ‘Saare Jahan Se Achha Hindostan Hamara’ in front of several Asian Americans on Monday. Asian Americans gathered with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for a reception at the White House to celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month. The tune of the patriotic song written by Mohammad Iqbal during India’s freedom struggle was played twice by the Marine Band at the request of Indian Americans.
Indian Americans were invited for this annual event on behalf of the President. Indian American community leader Ajay Jain Bhutoria told PTI in an interview after the ceremony, “The ceremony held in the Rose Garden at the White House to commemorate AANHPI Heritage Month was absolutely wonderful. The best part was that as soon as I entered the White House, the musicians welcomed me by playing the song ‘Saare Jahan Se Achcha Hindostan Hamara’. This is the second time in less than a year that India’s representative has been welcomed at the White House. Popular patriotic songs were played.
National song was echoed even during PM Modi’s visit
The last time this was done was in June last year during the historic state visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Marine Band said it had practiced before the state visit. Bhutoria, who lives in California, said, “I liked it very much. It was a proud moment for me in the White House. I started singing along with him and then I requested him to play it once again. They agreed to my request and told that they were playing it for the second time. When Prime Minister Modi came, he played it and after that today again he is playing it. It is a very picturesque scene that today the song ‘Saare Jahan Se Accha Hindostan Hamara’ was heard in the White House. During this ceremony, American Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy mesmerized the hundreds of people present there by playing drums. (Language )
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