WASHINGTON, May 14 : The White House’s Marine Band on Monday played “Sare Jahan Se Achha Hindustan Hamara” before scores of Asian Americans as they gathered to celebrate the annual Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month here at a reception with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
The patriotic song, written by Mohammad Iqbal during India’s Independence struggle, was played twice by the White House Marine Band at the request of Indian Americans who were invited by the president for the annual event.
“This was an amazing celebration of White House’s AANHPI Heritage Month at the Rose Garden. The best part was that as I walked into the White House, I was greeted by the musicians playing ‘Sare Jahan se Accha Hindustan Hamara’. (Better than the entire world, is our Hindustan),” Indian American community leader Ajay Jain Bhutoria told PTI in an interview after the Rose Garden reception. (Agencies)
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