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Pakistanis join Indians to sing Jana Gana Mana at UK’s Piccadilly Circus. Watch viral video

A video of people from India and Pakistan singing Jana Gana Mana has gone viral. It has prompted mixed reactions.

Published on: Aug 16, 2024, 06:26:40 IST
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India celebrated its Independence Day on Thursday, August 15, to commemorate its freedom from British rule. People flooded the social media platforms with numerous videos and images of how they celebrated the country’s 78th Independence Day. Among them is a video that shows a group of Indians singing Jana Gana Mana and a few Pakistanis joining them.

The image shows Pakistanis and Indians singing Jana Gana Mana. (Instagram/@faridqureshi_uk)
The image shows Pakistanis and Indians singing Jana Gana Mana. (Instagram/@faridqureshi_uk)

A journalist working with Pakistan media outlet Ary News captured the moment and posted it on Instagram.

Also Read: Pakistani influencer nails south Indian look in viral video, sings in Tamil

“‘Divided by Britain, United in Britain’ Pakistanis and Indians celebrating Independence Day together, in this video audience showing respect to India’s National Anthem, previous video is of Pakistan’s national anthem equally respected by both Pakistanis and Indians at Piccadilly Circus and the credit goes to Singer Amir Hashmi,” Farid Qureshi wrote.

The video he shared shows people with flags of both India and Pakistan singing Jana Gana Mana. A few of them are also spotted recording the moment.

Take a look at the clip here:

An individual wrote, “This what Educated people do.” Another added, “Now this is Irony. Celebrating independence day in the same country Who we got rid of,.”

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Pakistan celebrates its Independence Day on August 14, just a day before India. Qaumī Tarānāh is the country’s National Anthem, written by Hafeez Jalandhari in 1952.

What are your thoughts on this video of Indians and Pakistanis singing Jana Gana Mana together?

 
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Trisha Sengupta

Trisha Sengupta is a Chief Content Producer at Hindustan Times with over six years of digital newsroom experience. Specialising in high-engagement storytelling, she blends viral trends with traditional journalism to cover the intersection of technology, finance, and human emotion. Her reporting spans real estate and personal finance struggles in hubs like Bengaluru and Gurgaon, the NRI experience, and corporate shifts like tech layoffs. Trisha also frequently tracks global figures and writes human interest stories. Offline, Trisha is an avid reader, history enthusiast and solo traveler. She balances her journalism career with family life while actively integrating AI tools into her modern storytelling approach.

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