World / Russian army cadets sing Mohammed Rafi’s Aye Watan song

A video of Russian military cadets singing the famous Hindi patriotic song “Aye Watan Aye Watan Humko Teri Kasam” has amazed tweeple. The video, captured during a gathering in Moscow, has created a stir in the micro-blogging site.

The video, which is now being shared by many, shows a group of young Russian cadets singing a couple of lines from the popular Hindi song “Aye Watan”. It’s from a 1965 movie Shaheed - based on the life of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh – and sung by famous singer Mohammed Rafi.

With caption’s about the friendship between India and Russia, people praised and shared the video. Here’s one such post:

*Russian Military Cadets Singing Ae Watan...*
*Sent by Brigadier Pushkar (also seen in the video)!!*#IndianArmy #RussianArmy pic.twitter.com/PITl3eM6qk

— Lt Col N Thiagarajan (@NThiagarajan4) November 29, 2019

People had a lot to say about the heartwarming video. While some praised the cadets, others wrote about the relationship between India and Russia. A few were also reminded of the original song by Mohammed Rafi.

Earlier in September, an American Army band played India’s National Anthem, “Jana Gana Mana”, during a the joint Indo-US military exercise.