Melody queen Lata Mangeshakar says it is hard to believe that 51 years have passed since she sang ‘Aye Mere Watan Ke Logon’ in front of prime minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in 1963.
“Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo’ is completing 51 years. I really don’t know how these many years passed away but it still reminds me of the sadness of that time. I presented this song on January 27, 1963 in front of Pt Jawaharlal Nehru in the memory of those martyrs. Everybody’s eyes were moist,” Lata said.
“The poignant song was written by poet Pradeepji and was composed by Ramchandraji. How can we forget our martyrs? I remember them every year and salute them,” Mangeshkar tweeted.
One of the most memorable patriotic numbers, the song was written as a tribute to Indian soldiers who died during the Sino-Indian War in 1962. -PTI
