Jana Gana Mana at 2017 Republic Day in Cleveland

I like the national anthem of India.  So many countries have unmelodic and/or somber anthems but Jana Gana Mana is different.

That's Michael Sreshta on the saxophone.  

Patriotic Indian song Vande Mataram at 68th Republic Day

The Federation of India Community Associations of Northeast Ohio (FICA) hosted a celebration for 68th Republic Day of India at the Rainforest in the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo.

Mr. Viswanathan Narayan sang the patriotic song Vande Mataram.

Vande Mataram is a poem from Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay's 1882 novel Anandamath. An Ode to Mother Bengal as Mother goddess, it was written in Sanskrit and Bengali. It played a vital role in the Indian independence movement, first sung in a political context by Rabindranath Tagore at the 1896 session of the Indian National Congress.

Sri Aurobindo referred it as "National Anthem of Bengal".

In 1950 (after India's independence), the song's first two verses were given the official status of the "national song" of the Republic of India, distinct from the national anthem of India, Jana Gana Mana.

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Lebanon Day 2016 in Cleveland – Color Guard and National Anthems

The American Lebanese Community Council presented the 6th annual celebration of Lebanon Day in the City of Cleveland celebrating the 73rd independence of Lebanon.  The ceremony was in the Rotunda of Cleveland City Hall.

It began with Mistresses of Ceremonies Racha Alameh and Tamore Gemayel Ayoub introducing the US Army Color Guard and the playing of the national anthems of the United States and Lebanon.

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Hungarian Revolution of 1956 Ceremony in Cleveland

Master of Ceremonies Michael Horvath welcomed the crowd to the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 in Cardinal Mindszenty Plaza in Cleveland, Ohio.

They then sang the national anthems of the United States and Hungary.


Hungarians in Cleveland

Welcome to 71st annual One World Day, posting of colors and national anthem

Sheila Murphy Crawford, president of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation, welcomed the crowd to the 71st annual One World Day in the Centennial Year of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens.

She introduced the Cleveland Police Color Guard who presented the colors and then 11 year old Polina Kornyushenko sang the US National Anthem.

 

Indian Independence celebrated at One World Day in Cleveland

Members of the Cleveland Indian community celebrated the Independence of India in the India Cultural Garden on One World Day 2016 in the Cleveland Cultural Gardens in a ceremony organized by FICA, the Federation of India Community Associations.

Near the large statue of Mahatma Gandhi, Satish Parikh spoke about gaining Independence, shouted Jai Hind and then led the singing of Jana Gana Mana, the national anthem of India.

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Polish National Anthem at Constitution Day in Parma

Fr. Eric Orzech, President of the Polish American Congress Ohio Division, served as MC of the Polish Constitution Day celebration in Parma Ohio. This was the 68th annual event and 2nd largest in the US outside of Chicago.  He introduced Elizabeth Suhak of the PIAST Dance Ensemble who sang the Polish national anthem.  http://www.clevelandpeople.com/groups/polish/polish.htm

US National Anthem after Cleveland Polish Parade

The US National Anthem was played on a pocket trumpet in front of the Shrine Church of St Stanislaus after the Polish Constitution Day Parade in Cleveland’s Slavic Village neighborhood.   http://www.clevelandpeople.com/groups/polish/polish.htm

Polish National Anthem before Cleveland Parade

Polish National Anthem played on pocket trumpet before the start of the Polish Constitution Day Parade in Cleveland’s Slavic Village neighborhood.  Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson, Cleveland Chief of Regional Development Ed Rybka, Parade Grand Marshall Ben Stefanski and Gene Bak led off the Parade. http://www.clevelandpeople.com/groups/polish/polish.htm

Dutch National Anthem at King's Day in Ohio

Martin van den Berg, Treasurer of the Netherlands Chamber of Commerce, spoke at the 17th annual State of Ohio celebration of King’s Day. He introduced several committee members and then called upon Marian Brumbaugh to lead the singing of the Dutch National Anthem. http://www.clevelandpeople.com/groups/dutch/dutch.htm

Cleveland Cultural Gardens 100th – Ken Kovach anthem

The Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation (CCGF) hosted a gala event at the Intercontinental Hotel to celebrate the Centennial of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens. (The first Garden was established in April 1916.)  A packed house of 325 watched Master of Ceremonies Dick Russ introduce Ken Kovach who led the National Anthem.

Irish and US national anthems at St Patrick’s Day Parade

Katie Cooper sang the Irish National Anthem in Gaelic and then the United States National Anthem at the beginning of the 2016 Cleveland St. Patrick’s Day Parade.


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Indian National Anthem by children at Republic Day

MC Sangita Bafna welcomed the crowd to the 67th Republic Day of India celebration put on by FICA, Federation of India Community Associations of North East Ohio.

She then called up children from the community to sing the national anthems of India and the US.  The theme was ‘Solidarity in Diversity’.


This is the Indian National Anthem.

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US anthem sung by Andrea Anelli at Italian Heritage event

Opera singer Andrea Anelli sang the United States National Anthem at the 10th annual Italian Heritage Month celebration in the Rotunda of Cleveland City Hall.    http://www.clevelandpeople.com/groups/italian/italian.htm

Italian Heritage Month Event in Cleveland City Hall

Anthem of Free Vietnam (Tiếng Gọi Công Dân) in Cleveland

Members of the Vietnamese Cultural Garden Committee of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens gathered around a flag at the future site of the Vietnamese Garden on MLK Blvd and sang Tiếng Gọi Công Dân, which was the national anthem of South Vietnam from 1948 to 1975.  It is now called the "Anthem of Free Vietnam". http://www.clevelandpeople.com/groups/vietnam/vietnam.htm

US and German anthems in Cleveland Cultural Garden

The Cleveland Donauschwasbe Blaskapelle (brass band) played the national anthems of the United States and Germany to begin the celebration of the 99th year of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens.  People gathered in the German Cultural Garden in Cleveland in front of the huge Goethe-Schiller statue. http://www.clevelandpeople.com/groups/germans/germans.htm