This Pakistani Singer's Beautiful Rendition Of 'Vaishnav Jana To' Will Give You Goosebumps
Narsi Mehta&rsquos 15th-century poem in old Gujarati Vaishnav Jana To Tene Kahiye was adopted by Mahatma Gandhi into thelistof prayers routinely sung at the Sabarmati ashram. Pakistani singer Shafqat Amanat Ali the lead vocalist of the Pakistani rock band Fuzön paid a beautiful tribute to Gandhi. This rendition of the bhajan has since gone viral.
For those who don't know, Narsi Mehta¡¯s 15th-century poem in old Gujarati, 'Vaishnav Jana To Tene Kahiye,' was adopted by Mahatma Gandhi into the list of prayers routinely sung at the Sabarmati ashram.
The bhajan's message to followers: 'feel the pain of another man, and try and alleviate another¡¯s hurt.'
And Pakistani singer Shafqat Amanat Ali, the lead vocalist of the Pakistani rock band Fuz?n, paid a beautiful tribute on Mahatma Gandhi's birthday.
Watch this moving version of the bhajan below:
This rendition of the bhajan has since gone viral and touched a chord among Netizens:
#1
¡®The rendition of ¡®Vashnav Jan¡¯ by @ShafqatAmanatA is probably the best after @mangeshkarlata , I have come across. ??? . Plz do watch https://t.co/3Ppdw3AijJ via @YouTube @BDUTT @islahmufti @sardesairajdeep @sagarikaghose #GandhiAt150 #GandhiJayanthi #Bapu
¡ª ARUN (@ManhasArun) 3 October 2018
Brilliant idea and equally brilliantly done by MEA . Top singers from 124 countries rendering Gandhi¡¯s favourite ¡®Vaishnav jan toh...¡¯ Don¡¯t miss @ShafqatAmanatA from Pakistan. Hope commando comic channels will forgive...
¡ª Shekhar Gupta (@ShekharGupta) 2 October 2018
My friend @ShafqatAmanatA sings #VaishnavaJan , Gandhiji's favourite bhajan, and proves pretty conclusively, as he always does, that music is both, "ibaadat" and "bhakti" together! https://t.co/SklUXzF11x
¡ª VISHAL DADLANI (@VishalDadlani) 3 October 2018
This year's Gandhi Jayanti was made extra special by the Indian government gathered musicians from as many as 124 countries round the world to perform Gandhi¡¯s favourite bhajan, Vaishnav Jana To.
The world joins in paying homage to Bapu through his favourite Bhajan 'Vaishnav Jan To'. Listen to a medley version of bhajan from artists of 124 countries at function at #RashtrapatiBhawan. #GandhiAt150 #MahatmaGandhi #Gandhi150 pic.twitter.com/YECfo0XF3i
¡ª PIB India (@PIB_India) 2 October 2018
A statement by the Ministry of External Affairs said that local artistes were identified by Indian missions Abroad and asked to record their version.
