Dad reacts to Indian National Anthem for the first time by AR Rahman and top Indian artists

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[@seracoolful]

No ways, the whole country sings this from primary school itself. People from all religions in India. This anthem binds us all and we all stand up when we sing.

[@Abhilashreddy4]

Not M people

[@abhishekdarjee7069]

Regions*

[@HarshLoomba]

Proud of our anthem! Every Indian knows it by 💓

[@Fidah]

@@Abhilashreddy4everyone does🙄🙄

[@Abhilashreddy4]

@@Fidah sorry i did not even see one time

[@Lovely-dl5cw]

The Indian National Anthem is written in Bengali by our National poet Rabindra Nath Tagore, a Bengali himself. It has originally 5 parts but only one part is taken as the Anthem as it is very long. Rabindra Nath Tagore won the Nobel prize for literature for his collection of poems, Gitanjali in 1913. Infact he is the poet who composed the National Anthem of Bangladesh too. Here all the great singers and musicians of India came together to sing the National Anthem. 🇮🇳❤😘

[@Hello-tp2nb]

True! The song was written in Bengali but with many Tatsama (Sanskrit) words.

[@palashmandal6352]

He also composed the National Anthem of Srilanka.

[@spilltea4241]

@@palashmandal6352 he didnt. His student from Shantiniketan did

[@kunalbhardwaj231]

@@spilltea4241 correct

[@ShivagamiDevi]

I would request you to please use his original name thakur and not the ones british called him by (tagore) as I hope we Indians can say and pronounce thakur correctly

[@rudrakshachandrashukla3454]

We all sing the national anthem, it's just that they are all great singers and give their 100% while they sing it.

[@thegameison.]

sang it whole school life,feel the energy of crowd at "jai he..jai he" gives shivers.. now before movies also i happily stand, idk why some people habe problem to stand for it

[@ItsYourhighness960]

Our national anthem have a set pattern to sing timing (52sec), way, pause everything is already setteled. They just add the musical part

[@vijeshk.r2927]

@@ItsYourhighness960 Yes. I used to participate in the school band team as a drummer (8th standard to 12 th standard). During the competition, it was important to maintain the tempo and finish playing the national anthem in exactly 52 seconds. Old memories 🙂

[@ItsYourhighness960]

@@vijeshk.r2927 i was also in a band where we had to practice it just to finish it within the time for independece day and republice day national anthem.

[@vijeshk.r2927]

@@ItsYourhighness960 😍👍🏻

[@vypanchy]

Just a minute correction, the anthem was not written in 1570, I mean Tagore was not even born then.. It was originally written in Bangla and first perfomed in either 1910 or 1911 (I don't remember exactly when) and was adopted as the Indian National Anthem in 1950 if I'm not wrong..

[@thegameison.]

yaa its wrong infro also wale got it wrong.. tagore composed for India, Bangladesh not for Pakistan.. he wrote it in bangla was later translated, adopted ver of national anthem of india is in Hindi

[@archismansen6680]

@@thegameison. i think it means the Bengali calendar.

[@amit_chauhaan]

In 1912

[@M4dC4pL4ughs]

@@archismansen6680 1570 in bangla calendar hasn't come yet.

[@M4dC4pL4ughs]

@@thegameison. it's not hindi I think.

[@slayyshouryaa191]

Small correction - We all sing this national anthem from our primary classes means from nursery itself all the people from all the parts of India sing this , this is the anthem that binds the entire country we all sing the same anthem and we are very proud of it ❤️✨😌 It was written by Bengali Shri rabindranath tagore ji ❤️ And another correction Pakistan anthem was not written by Rabindranath Tagore ji ( if I am not wrong)

[@melted_words]

This is a melodious version of our national anthem. Our national anthem have 52 second time duration for singing.

[@fakegod1]

The urge to stand up while watching this video

[@shilen_patel]

Indeed well said ❤️

[@jeelrathod07]

Had to control sooo bad even before clicking the video thinking should I stand up while the entire reaction!!

[@nehayadav772]

You can put hand on your heart…equally accepted gesture for National Anthems

[@MrBaniya28]

Its not their national anthem

[@radhika3975]

I did stand for whole video for national anthem😂

[@tideroller]

Everyone sings the national anthem. Not just the kids in school, everyone. These artists and great singers and musicians, just do it so much better than the rest of us. Musically speaking.

[@bhojjadamotabanda]

As per law, the Indian National Anthem lasts 52 seconds. There is even an official musical notation. The song in this video is like an extrapolation of the Indian national anthem, with extended time and lot of play with the (officially approved) notes. It is like the live performance version of a recorded pop song.

[@anishdesai7303]

India is a diverse nation.. every one has different styles...that shows the cultural heritage ✨

[@SitaShank]

Not pop but a hymn or Bhajan.

[@avvavlogs6251]

Got goosebumps....for Every Indian this national anthem is not only a song but emotion ....we feel thrilled by hearing this masterpiece

[@carolinethomas391]

Same here goosebumps

[@artist_arun]

the Spanish Guitar thing is called Mohana Veena - modified Hawaiian Guitar that was created by Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, who was seen playing it in the video

[@debarghyaduttabanik2341]

This version was made in 1997 to commemorate India’s 50th Independence day!

[@hemalbhatt4055]

Exactly. Saw this video in 1997 . Feeling so nostalgic. I was in by graduation. And now post British India turns 75.

[@debarghyaduttabanik2341]

@@hemalbhatt4055 I was in class 2 😅😅

[@swati2899]

I didn't even born

[@bzr77k]

Your father is such a knowledgeable and wise person! His excitement in getting exposed to new stuff seems so measured, but he’s able to bring out so much perspective from his wide experience.. love to hear him more on your Channel. Of course, once Wale is back, maybe you could do a trio review. Get well soon Waleska and keep it going Efra, pulling in additional work to keep this channel going 👍🏽💪🏽💪🏽

[@rohanchoudhury8043]

Bhupen Hazarika is from Assam .. The 2nd last male singer ...He was 4 yrs older than Lata Mangeshkar ...& Passed away in 2011 Ravindra Nath Tagore was a noble prize winner for his great literary works ...Gitanjali his famous poem book

[@AshwaniKumar-gh1bx]

Everybody in India sing the national anthem. All schools daily

[@ritamukherjee8563]

Our national anthem is in our blood, whenever I hear it tears come to my eyes. Our country has has great sacrifices, given countless lives to enable us to sing our national anthem

[@shilpashandilya1476]

Every indian can sing the national anthem and mostly in correct rhythm...we have been singing it since school days. We love our anthem...

[@no_one161]

3:45 The instrument is called MOHAN VEENA and Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt is seen playing it... He won GRAMMY award in 1993 2:53 The instrument is called SANTOOR, Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma is seen playing it with his son Rahul Sharma

[@kenajoshi3284]

10:20 i think not only just national anthem but our devotional songs plays very important part on our singing as Indian just like ryhms plays vital role in children's life. For example approximately 80% indians know the Hanuman chalisa

[@bobby3009]

4:55 6:53 That's Dr. Bhupen Hazarika The gem of Assam The pride of northeast india ❤️

[@ronjos]

Your father is absolutely right, every Indian kid learns to sing the national anthem in school and masters it, maybe that explains why people in India can sing Indian songs very well. India also has a national song called Vande Mataram, which sounds even better.

[@shrabanisaha6060]

Vande mataram written by another bengali Bankim Chandra chatterjee

[@vijayabs2266]

I am very much proud to be an Indian. Till my last breath I live in my India and serve my lovely mother India.. Jai hind.

[@hemantjadhav9943]

jai hind✊✊✊

[@AshwaniKumar-gh1bx]

National Anthem.. Here I come and here I Stand...

[@eshabaur690]

Efra I'm so proud of you how you presented it. With so much passion. Soon you will become an expert concerning India. JAI HIND EFRA

[@minalchavan3108]

Our National Anthem is our emotions.... Jai Hind 🙏🙏🙏

[@hemantjadhav9943]

jai hind ✊ ✊ ✊ ✊

[@eshita7845]

0:58 Actually it's 11000. She holds the Guinness World Record for the most number of single studio recordings. That is a Bansuri (translates to Bamboo melody). The 'n' in bansuri is only a nasally sound rather than a proper 'n' sound, it's like baa(nasally)+suri.

[@rc23star]

Filipino here. I remember singing this at school for a presentation years ago 😍

[@justarandomstranger5882]

Actually the national anthem is not in hindi so most of the times ppl don't understand what it says , still we have the melody engraved in our mind ! Like you pick any kid in india he knows the words and melody 💙

[@AshwaniKumar-gh1bx]

Hindi nahi hai? Wtf

[@swastikadas8357]

@@AshwaniKumar-gh1bx Original song was written by Tagore, so it's in Bengali.

[@AshwaniKumar-gh1bx]

@@swastikadas8357 national anthem is in Hindi

[@mandirachatterjee1363]

Some details to correct popular misconceptions: The Indian national anthem 'Jana Gana Mana' is the first stanza of a 4-5 stanza song written by India's first Nobel Laureate in Literature - Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941) in 1911. It was formally adopted as the national anthem in 1950. Jana Gana Mana is written in Bengali, but the words are mostly 'tatsam' - Sanskritised Bengali They easily pass off as (tatsam) Hindi, as both, Bengali & Hindi are heavily derived from Sanskrit and share the same grammar. The only difference is in pronounciation. A Bengali would pronounce it 'Jono Gono Mono Odhinayok Joyo He...', while a Hindi speaker would pronounce it as, 'Jana Gana Mana Adhinayak Jaya He...' Another of Tagore's Bengali songs 'Amar Shonar Bangla' was adopted as the Bangladesh national anthem, after that country was created in 1971. (As Bangladesh shares the Bengali literary & cultural heritage, this was natural) So, technically, it is incorrect to say Tagore 'wrote these national anthems'. They were both songs 'written and set to tune' by him, and 'adopted' as national anthems after his time. The actual Indian anthem is sung in 52 seconds and livelier than this long drawn out version.

[@justarandomstranger5882]

@@AshwaniKumar-gh1bx wtf back at you ! Its not hindi its in bengali , this is basic knowledge

[@b.t.haldorai3161]

It's SPB who holds record for singing most number of songs. Approximately 40,000 in different languages. U should start reacting to his songs

[@Fidah]

Yesudas?

[@b.t.haldorai3161]

@@Fidah ofcourse. But I don't think as much as SPB.

[@mitzm7385]

The song was written and composed by India's great poet, Rabindra Nath Tagore, who was also the first person of colour and first Asian to receive a Nobel prize. AR Rahman is just the conductor not composer of this recording of the Indian National Anthem.

[@shrabanisaha6060]

Oh no Ar rahman composer what a fooish thought, Rabindra nath thakur is writer and composer both of our national anthem originally written in bengali

[@KejriwalBhakt]

This video has more legends coming together than any song in the history of Indian music industry. And ARR can easily be shadowed by atleast a dozen of people who are present in this song. India has/had some of most godly gifted musical personalities in the world. Not exaggerating

[@manasvigaurdeoria]

Exaggeration, it is a bloody understatement.

[@yashwardhansinghsikarwar7074]

It was not written in 1570(Rabindranath Tagore was born in the year 1861) it was first written in 1911 and adopted by constitution in 1950. Please Correct me if I'm wrong.

[@krishnapriyasinha1744]

Efra putting in so much efforts.. Also every one in the video are legends so the way they sing this anthem is more of improvised slightly.

[@JC-zg7sp]

Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi is a legend in Hindustani classical music

[@devjeetsharma658]

Our days in school starts with the National Anthem without fail. And it brings peace and oneness whenever you sing the National Anthem of our great nation India. Jai Hind 🙏.

[@suni485]

Your dad is right . The seed is planted from very young age. From nursery itself . Everyday before the school closes for the day, the anthem will be sung by the school lead singers to which all pupils stand up and respect. And there will be competitions in school festivals for best national anthem singers usually in groups. Also most Indian's can follow the ragas even if they are not trained classical singers.

[@jayakeshavan8047]

Bhim sen Joshi gave murkhi in his 2 seconds singing. It shows his greatness

[@rasmim231]

You really need to watch AR rahman 's "vande mataram".....🤌❤️👌👌👌👌👌

[@linkbombchu168]

you should watch the mtv youth version of the indian national anthem. By far my favourite version. Sung by different "modern" singers (but before arijit became famous). Watch it with Waleska please Efra! I'm sure you will enjoy that version!!!

[@Gauri.Dubey_2611]

We used to play this one in our school auditorium ....it was everyone's fav ❤️❤️

[@krishnapriyah6454]

This is a fancy version of the natural anthem. This is a song that is so beautiful even without any background helps. Pls watch more normal versions of the anthem such as school assembly or such

[@Touchingpaths]

Jagjit Singh ji is one of icon singers among them.. please react on him too

[@mandirachatterjee1363]

Some details to correct popular misconceptions: The Indian national anthem 'Jana Gana Mana' is the first stanza of a 4-5 stanza song written by India's first Nobel Laureate (Literature) - Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) in 1911. It was formally adopted as the national anthem in 1950. Jana Gana Mana is written in Bengali, but the words are mostly 'tatsam' - Sanskritised Bengali They easily pass off as (tatsam) Hindi, as both, Bengali & Hindi are heavily derived from Sanskrit and share the same grammar. The only difference is in pronounciation. A Bengali would pronounce it 'Jono Gono Mono Odhinayok Joyo He...', while a Hindi speaker would pronounce it as, 'Jana Gana Mana Adhinayak Jaya He...' Another of Tagore's Bengali songs 'Amar Shonar Bangla' was adopted as the Bangladesh national anthem, after that country was created in 1971. (As Bangladesh shares the Bengali literary & cultural heritage, this was natural) So, technically, it is incorrect to say Tagore 'wrote these national anthems'. They were both songs 'written and set to tune' by him, and 'adopted' as national anthems after his time. The actual Indian anthem is sung in 52 seconds and livelier than this long drawn out version.

[@user-kv4om4bz5k]

Originally written in bangali jo ki india ka national anthem nahi hai. Hindi written jan gan man national anthem hai jo pure bharat mei chalta hai even in bangal. Sahi bola na gyani baba? 😂no one sing original one or bangali accent even bangali thou 😂😂

[@natty9112]

My daughter started school after a Covid and now she is obsessed with our National Anthem It’s sung 24*7 at home She is 6

[@Christyjess]

Imost Indians will stand when the song starts in this video even if it’s a reaction video ..with a pounding heart and a tear drop …

[@user-ameriiiiicano]

we used to sing this everyday in school during the morning assembly .

[@MsArijitdas]

its on raga bilawaal... Western C major scale..five stanzas, composed and penned by first Asian noble laureate Rabindranath Tagore in 1911...the original is in Bengali version he was a Bengali poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer and painter ..polymath

[@samip3124]

Well everyone sings the national anthem in whole India speciallu schools, college's, government office's, cinema halls 🇮🇳

[@Anu0593]

The instrument that resembles the Spanish guitar is called Mohan Veena. And the name of the artist playing it is Pdt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt. Also, your dad's right. They teach us our national anthem in school. And we recite it every day in school.

[@indrajitgupta3280]

Apologies. Had not seen your post before posting.

[@azimauk]

Simply put these are legends of Indian Classical music in one frame (project)

[@ThePreityEffect]

Every single indian can sing the anthem. 1.4 Billion Indians sing the anthem. Everyone knows the words!!

[@jinesh9273]

Another patriotic project by A R Rahman is "Vande Matharam" was most popular song in india..... 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 Also check out his live performance in Oscars..... amazing..... 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@thegameison.]

his projects like these are oscar winning stuff idk why people gave him oscar, recognised his talent so late for jai ho..it wasnt his topmost work he should have been given that a lot earlier for Dil Se album..it was perfect

[@jinesh9273]

@@thegameison. because... oscar is not an indian award..... 🙏

[@thegameison.]

@@jinesh9273 no what i meant to say here is that we shouldnt be after getting oscar because they recognize our talent only when the work is done in a foreign project as slumdog millionaire wasnt indian movie if that award really represented best award given to best talent he would have got for dil se so we should loose our obsession for oscars and be happy recognising our talent on our own

[@jinesh9273]

@@thegameison. just ignore it..... let's enjoy their reaction.... 🥰

[@kunalbhardwaj231]

@@thegameison. agree with u.

[@abhijitsatpati8640]

The year is 1570 as per Bengali calendar which is 1911 in Gregorian calendar. Tagore wrote the national anthem of India and Bangladesh… he was the first non European to win the Nobel prize in literature in 1913

[@vinayaksable7961]

Proud to be Indian 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@Salam-ul-Mutah.0786]

Hey yr dad is cool and truthful. He respect other cultures. Do this with him more👍

[@Pihu523]

You should react to "jaya he 2.0" For sure!! Here, You can get a collab of many Indian singers and artists from different parts. Also, it's the full version of the anthem with english trnslated parts.

[@pallavi3]

This national anthem tune is called Desh Raga and is unique in it structure and beats

[@SHREE_Bhagyashree]

And the one who wrote this masterpiece, is Asian First Nobel Laureate in Literature.

[@indic5007]

Each one of the guys in the song is and are great

[@ankurbhutekar4108]

Just a kind info but as a Indians we always stand in attention position whenever we have our national anthem 🇮🇳

[@pdileepan]

1`570, no, Rabindranath Tagore was born in 1861. Jana Gana Mana is dated ti 1911 and some say it was an ode to the British monarch who ruled India at that time. It was adopted in 1950 as the national anthem.

[@Spacetime23]

There is Pt. Bhimsen Joshi (Bharat Ratna Awardee) ....The stalwart of Indian classical.....the ace name among Indian classical vocalists...

[@bishwasaikia]

National antem of every country should be respected.❤❤❤ love from india

[@pnrv]

Also all the artists featured here are the best in their categories. Kind of the We are the World song. I think this was created for Indias 50th anniversary. Just a masterpiece and the whole project belonged to the youngest in the group ARRahman!

[@Damien1_1]

Not 1570!! Tagore was born centuries later. The national anthem was composed by Tagore in 1911. Tagore was a poet, author, singer and composer.

[@yoginichavda3280]

Just 👀 when Pakistan vs india cricket match and so many people singing the national anthem and just feel the unity pure love for country most people were their and crazy experience just react man

[@saividhyakannan]

The "pot" is a Ghatam - a traditional South Indian percussive instrument. It's fascinating and apparently difficult to master. At @3:57 - That's a Mohan Veena invented by Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt

[@sohailbiswas3239]

I always try to stand up for the anthem ...no matter what

[@Pihu523]

Bansuri is bamboo flute. Baans+sur Baans means bamboo and sur is like, sound/tune. So it's tune/sound produced by bamboo.

[@FocusStation9642]

Every student sings the anthem every day in school. Every indian know this song. Even in theaters if anthem is played, people stand up in respect. If while walking I hear the anthem, I always have the urge to stand still for that moment if possible.

[@pnrv]

The pot is called Ghatam in Sanskrit. And the player is Vikki Vinayakram. He is world famous and he has won even Grammys.

[@namankaur2781]

It's sung by everyone but as it is like an official release, I think that's why they've added more in it. Bcoz it is usually sung normally

[@mm-vg1ld]

Where ever you are in this world if you hear something in your mother tongue, that gives you motivation. It Hits different, .

[@arpanbhattacharya203]

you should watch the other one where more singers are there sonu shaan suniti and all

[@gopigopalakrishnan4429]

Tagore wrote the national anthem of India and Bangladesh. The Indian anthem is set to a raga called Bilawal (Sankarabharanam in Carnatic music) and is mandatorily sung in every school at the start of the day. Both the anthems are in highly Sanskritised Bengali. Pakistan also has a nice anthem and is also set in Bilawal. It is however written in Persian (except one Urdu word) and was written by Hafiz Jalandari.

[@vijayv6836]

Thanks. A salute from India.

[@ramaswamyadisesh6848]

Rabindra Nath Tagore Lived from 1861 to 1941. I think he composed it around 1930s or 1940s. It was adopted as the Indian national anthem when India got its independence in 1947. I am not sure what that 1590 date was.

[@Rasabyrachna]

Every indian sings the anthem from the time they can speak..it is sung on every national occassion and public event. The tempo is faster and we dont need to be classical singers to sing it.irs our pride, our hearbeat!

[@prachighadage4504]

Every indian sings this because it's not just song for us its our pride and to honour our country and our flag whenever we heard or sing Jan gan man we automatically stands up even now

[@indrajitgupta3280]

@Waleska Herrera At 3:55, it is Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, a musician steeped in music, of whom almost every member of his extended family (parents, elder sister, both sons, several others) is involved in music in some capacity or the other. He himself is here because of his very strong reputation among musicians and music-lovers and aficionados. Two points might interest you - his instrument is a slide guitar, that he and others playing it in Indian music call a Mohan Veena; his exposure to the world of international music is his Grammy award (for Best World Music Album) for the piece A Meeting By The River, that he collaborated on with the artiste Ry Cooder.

[@adrijamukherje9340]

The song was originally written in Bengali by Rabindranath Tagore,our emotion,and originally this song is huge,but we maily sing the first parah only.

[@sid_339]

AR Rahman has won 2 oscars

[@108_RUDRA]

Singing the national anthem doesn't require good vocals IT REQUIRES A PURE FEELING AND EMOTIONS OF BEING A PROUD INDIAN.

[@singintherisejustsing50]

It’s S P Balasubramaniam who holds the world record for maximum songs recorded in his voice.Also, Bala Murali Krishna is the singer who was a prolific Carnatic singer who even founded new ragas.

[@navsen1604]

May she recover soon.

[@kingbing3315]

1570 in wrong info.... And get to know more about tagore.... He was the 1st asian to win a nobel prize... And he was bengali. ❤️

[@radhikagarg4091]

omg i cant just believe that how u r so intrested in learning about india and that makes me and every other indian watching soo proud lots of love radhika garg india

[@barkrish]

It is written in Tatsam Bengali a Sankritised version of Bengali Tagore was a Nobel Laurate

[@kunalshirke5098]

This is indian diverse culture but at the time we everyone united by nation. Yeh dil hai hindustani. 💐

[@JC-zg7sp]

M S Subbulakshmi was a great Indian Carnatic singer

[@rhiddhis]

That one is an Indian modified version of te guitar created by (and played in the video by) Pandit Biswa Mohan Bhatt. It is called Rudra Veena or Indian slide guitar.

[@variablex6928]

The 'pot' is the GHATAM used as a percussion accompaniment in CARNATIC CLASSICAL MUSIC

[@SitaShank]

Not 1500s but 1900s . It is a typo. This was written by Sri.Rabindranath Thakur in the first half of the last century. This was the first verse of the song he wrote for / about India.

[@Danny-bbsrSingh]

Yes, you are right it is a 'Bansuri' type of flute there are many types of flutes but the 'N' is silent so sounds like 'Basuri'!!!

[@nehaaah990]

It looks like me showing my dad a movie 😂...pausing everywhere to explain the context 😂😂and making sure that he loves every part i like

[@TheRionprince]

The anthem is explain what india is what india stand for what india have and india have the victory Its repeated many times with many well known artists with their instruments AR also try the same

[@wanderer2435]

❤️✨the moment u can't help but feel proud and ur chest fulls with pride

[@saurabhmahajan7159]

India's national anthem is basically geography of india Or u can call it indian subcontinent.

[@shilen_patel]

Love all your Content ❤️

[@MoneyMitrovic]

When I was in school, one day of the week, during assembly, before classes start, the national anthem would be sung by everyone, the rest of the week we would either sing hymns or the school anthem. (I went to a Christian school if anyone’s wondering)