tag:gaia.com,2008,:Gaia http://groups.gaia.com/documentaries/discussions/feeds/thread/335158 en-us 1 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:34:22 GMT Gaia: Documentaries - Spirituality & Religion - VANDE MATARAM http://kathysmith.gaia.com ~KES tag:gaia.com,2008:Gaia-335158 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:34:22 GMT http://groups.gaia.com/documentaries/conversations/view/335158 <p> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'" class="Apple-style-span"><div class="details indent" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0.5em; font-size: 11px; color: #999999; padding-top: 2px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px"><span style="background-image: url('http://aura0.gaia.com/themes/shiny/images/tool-divider.gif'); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 4px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 7px; white-space: nowrap; background-position: 0px 50%; margin: 0px" class="tool">by&nbsp;<img style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 9px/normal Tahoma; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; margin-top: -2px; border-width: 1px; border-color: #dddddd; border-style: solid; padding: 1px" class="photo buddyicon" src="http://aura.gaia.com/photos/24/234090/icon16/prashant.jpg" alt="Prashant : Seeker" title="Prashant : Seeker" width="16" height="16" /><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 12px; white-space: normal" class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://PrashantG.gaia.com/blog" target="_blank">&nbsp;</a><a style="color: #0066cc; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; padding: 0px; margin: 0px" href="http://PrashantG.gaia.com/" class="bold">Prashant</a></span></span></div><div style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px">As India celebrates her 59th Republic Day 1/29. I would like to share with you the spirit of India through two beautiful videos of the National Song &#39;Vande Mataram&#39; produced by&nbsp; Bala &amp; Kanika.&nbsp;&nbsp; Originally composed by&nbsp;Bankimchandra Chatterjee, &#39;Vande Mataram&#39; &nbsp;in its various renditions remains&nbsp;one of the most inspiring songs in the country -&nbsp; it means &quot;I Bow to You, My Motherland!&quot;</div><div style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px"><br /></div><div style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px"><div style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtTuTwfbWBc">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtTuTwfbWBc</a><br /></div><div style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px"><br /></div><div style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ399KOoNRA" target="_blank"><div style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ399KOoNRA<br /></div></a></div><div style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px"><br /></div><div style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px"><br /></div><div style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px">I watched both of these twice and could watch them over and over. &nbsp;Simply stunning to learn of this culture and the beautiful filmmaking/music in this piece.</div><div style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px"><br /></div><div style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px">Namaste,</div><div style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px">Kathy</div></div></span> </p>