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Salil Tripathi, in an email conversation about Mahendra Kapoor (quoted with permission), writes:<\/p>\n

\n

[H]e took chamchagiri to new depths during the Emergency. He was invited to perform at a function in Delhi, and he sang “Mere Desh Ki Dharti” from Upkar<\/i>. And he did the Indian version of airbrushing history. Remember, there’s that stanza –<\/p>\n

Rang Hara Hari Singh Nalwe Se
\nRang Lal Hai Lal Bahadur Se
\nRang Bana Basanti Bhagat Singh
\nRang Aman Ka Veer Jawahar Se<\/i><\/p>\n

Kapoor, taking sycophancy to new lows, sang:<\/p>\n

Rang Hara Hari Singh Nalwe Se
\nRang Lal Hai Indira Gandhi Se
\nRang Bana Basanti Bhagat Singh
\nRang Aman Ka Veer Jawahar Se<\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Salil quotes from memory, of course, and the excerpt above is an aside—Kapoor was a great singer, and his death<\/a> is undoubtedly a tragedy for his family, friends and fans. <\/p>\n

It can’t be denied, actually, that the dharti<\/i> of our desh<\/i> was made lal<\/i> by Indira Gandhi, in more ways than one<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Salil also writes:<\/p>\n

\n

Kishore Kumar, too, was invited to perform at this program, in aid of family planning. Kishore refused. Result: All India Radio and Doordarshan were asked to ban Kishore Kumar’s songs.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Salil Tripathi, in an email conversation about Mahendra Kapoor (quoted with permission), writes:<\/p>\n

\n

[H]e took chamchagiri to new depths during the Emergency. He was invited to perform at a function in Delhi, and he sang “Mere Desh Ki Dharti” from Upkar<\/i>. And he did the Indian version of airbrushing history. Remember, there’s that stanza –<\/p>\n

Rang Hara Hari Singh Nalwe Se
\nRang Lal Hai Lal Bahadur Se
\nRang Bana Basanti Bhagat Singh
\nRang Aman Ka Veer Jawahar Se<\/i><\/p>\n

Kapoor, taking sycophancy to new lows, sang:<\/p>\n

Rang Hara Hari Singh Nalwe Se
\nRang Lal Hai Indira Gandhi Se
\nRang Bana Basanti Bhagat Singh
\nRang Aman Ka Veer Jawahar Se<\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Salil quotes from memory, of course, and the excerpt above is an aside—Kapoor was a great singer, and his death<\/a> is undoubtedly a tragedy for his family, friends and fans. <\/p>\n

It can’t be denied, actually, that the dharti<\/i> of our desh<\/i> was made lal<\/i> by Indira Gandhi, in more ways than one<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Salil also writes:<\/p>\n

\n

Kishore Kumar, too, was invited to perform at this program, in aid of family planning. Kishore refused. Result: All India Radio and Doordarshan were asked to ban Kishore Kumar’s songs.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,9,3,4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nMere Desh Ki Dharti - India Uncut<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/mere-desh-ki-dharti\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mere Desh Ki Dharti - India Uncut\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Salil Tripathi, in an email conversation about Mahendra Kapoor (quoted with permission), writes: [H]e took chamchagiri to new depths during the Emergency. 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