The bhajan is musically developed by one of the pillars of Indian Music and a revered musicologist Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar, who was a follower of Gandhiji Years later, during Salt or also known as Dandi March in 1930, Gandhiji and his 80 satyagrahis chanted this bhajan Janaki ramana sitaram, Jaya jaya raghava sitaramThis bhajan is also known as Ram Dhun in the regional areas
Bhadra girishwara sitaram, Bhagat janapriya sitaram. Sundara vigraha meghashyam, Ganga tulasi salagram. Raghupati raghava rajaram, patita paavana sitaram. Another myth is that it is a patriotic song however, the original composition can be best described as a bhajan glorifying Lord Rama. Quite contrary to what people believe, this is not penned by Mahatma Gandhi, but by Sri Lakshmanacharya in old religious text, and the original lyrics differ from the one that is practised today. Let’s understand the significance and brief history of this iconic song.
Some of the devotional songs or bhajans associated with him are Vaishanav Janto and Raghu Pati Raghav Rajaram. The fusion of music, prayers, hymns with his political ideologies and meetings has been documented. Mahatma Gandhi was known for bringing a confluence between real life and spirituality and music was undoubtedly apart of it. The father of nation is revered across India for his ideals and philosophy. MUMBAI: 2 October marks the birth anniversary of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi or popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi.