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Salim-Sulaiman's 'Mera Desh' Song Dedicated To Indian Armed Forces Is A Treat On Independence Day

Darpan News Desk IANS, 15 Aug, 2017 01:07 PM
  • Salim-Sulaiman's 'Mera Desh' Song Dedicated To Indian Armed Forces Is A Treat On Independence Day
As the country completes 7o glorious years of Independence and enters its 71st, Bollywood's music composer brother duo Salim and Sulaiman Merchant have released a song which is dedicated to the Indian Armed Forces.
 
And what better day than August 15 to release the song which beautifully captures the pain and sacrifices our jawans make in order to ascertain our national pride.
 
 
The lay their lives to protect the motherland and this video is a brilliant rendition to pay tribute to their efforts.
 
 
 
 
The song titled 'Mera Desh He Dharam' has been sung by Salim and the lyrics are penned by Sandeep Shrivastava. The music is composed by the brother jodi of Salim-Sulaiman. 
 
 
MODI LAUDS SALIM-SULAIMAN'S PATRIOTIC SONG
 
 
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has praised composer duo Salim-Sulaiman Merchant for composing a patriotic song titled "Mera desh hi dharam" on the occasion of Indias 71st Independence Day.
 
The song is a dedication to the Indian Armed Forces. 
 
Modi on Tuesday tweeted: "Lovely rendition Salim Merchant bhai and Sulaiman Bhai. You convey a very strong message through the video 'Mera desh hi dharam'."
 
On Monday, when the song was published on YouTube, Salim had tweeted: "I am an Indian. 'Mera desh hi dharam'. Thank you Narendra Modi ji for the inception of this song." 
 

 

The lyrics of the track were penned by Sandeep Srivastava.

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