Wow!

Thanks to the anon commenter who led me to this, I'm embedding the whole video below.

Sure it doesn't sound as crazy as a stadium full of desi's singing it, but sometimes globalisation can be a wonderful thing! Check out Pangea Day for more details.

Two cents...

The recent controversy over the national song was rather needless and silly. Anyway, here are my two cents to the entire deal, YouTube vids of the Bharatbala production of two Sanskrit poems written by two very distinguished ummmm... Bengali poets.
How is that for random parochialism. Heh!
Now press play and stand up!

Vande Mataram



Jan Gan Man



OK, so they're not the way you're supposed to sing them, but did you hear the cacophony of the Vande Mataram 'centenary' where out-of-tune politicians ruined he song. Plus will someone please tell me why Arjun Singh is still in the cabinet?