national anthem
In Search of Shonar Bangla
The Bangladesh constitution of 1972 directs the first 10 lines of Amar Shonar Bangla to be sung as the national anthem.
Dina M Siddiqi | May 01, 2003
Singing the nation
Singing the concept of an akhand Bharat or of a Persianised sultanat or of a shonar Bangla when part of Bengal is- in India is unreal.
Nasreen Rehman | May 01, 2003
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