Patriotic songs have a unique power to unite hearts, honour sacrifice, and rekindle the flame of love for the motherland.

Sung by Lata Mangeshkar, this poignant patriotic song famously brought ... Batra's role in India's victory during the 1999 Kargil War, this song is a must-have for your Independence Day playlist.

But Ahmad Merican (now Tan Sri) and (the late) Wan Ahmad Kamal, his young assistant, were under the cosh to contribute a patriotic song. The two-man music unit of Radio Malaya, upon the behest of ...