Celebrating 75 Years of India’s Independence: Bande Mataram | Sri Chinmoy Int’l. Choir

On August 15, 2022, India celebrated 75 years since its independence from British colonial rule. On August 27, at the Aspiration-Ground meditation gardens in Jamaica Hills, Queens, New York, an international group of singers, musicians and actors performed several of Sri Chinmoy’s songs, including “Bande Mataram, Mother I Bow to Thee“, which honors India’s National Anthem. ‘Bande Mataram’ is a poem written in 1875 by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee that means “Mother, I bow to thee” or “I praise to thee, Mother”. This video is a new remaster in HD, with the original audio source mixed in for optimal quality. New graphics added as well. Meaning of Vande Mataram by Sri Aurobindo: Mother, I bow to thee! Rich with thy hurrying streams, bright with orchard gleams, Cool with thy winds of delight, Dark fields waving Mother of might, Mother of moonlight dreams, Over thy branches and lordly streams, Clad in thy blossoming trees, Mother, giver of ease Laughing low and sw