
‘Ae Watan’ from the 2018 film ‘Raazi’ won Indian hearts with its music composed by Shankar Ehsaan Loy and lyrics by legendary Gulzar. Read Also| Republic Day 2019: Meet Cyril Ramaphosa, State Guest of Honour at this year’s parade Jo mere saath thi, mujhko tadpaati rulaati The song which is from his studio album ‘Vande Mataram’ has lyrics by Mehboob. At the top of our 26 Jan Songs playlist is ‘Maa Tujhe Salaam’.

Legendary AR Rahman has given us innumerable soulful songs to love. Here’s to something new and something old in this list of Republic Day Patriotic Songsġ. And this has been reflected several times in Indian cinema and its iconic patriotic songs through the decades. Seeing the celebration of our Constitution not only fills us with a sense of pride for our nation but also begs for introspection.

Preparations for Republic Day celebrations in the country are in full swing and many of you must remember the R-Day parade on DD broadcast live. As Republic Day is here, the nation is already gripped in a patriotic fever days after iconic Indian independence hero Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s birth anniversary.
