Tu Zindaa Hai…
<p>A couple weeks ago, a Desi comrade drew my attention to this amazing protest song, dating back to the anticolonial struggle against the British and written by the Hindi/Urdu lyricist Shailendra. I’m putting this together to make it accessible to a wider English-speaking audience, Desi or not.</p>
<p>There are different versions of the lyrics and translations in various places. I’m sharing heavily from <a href="http://jewelsofindia.blogspot.com/2014/03/shailendra-his-life-was-song.html" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">this excellent blogpost</a>, and some material <a href="http://www.yoindia.com/shayariadab/songs-lyrics/tu-zinda-haipoem-t109831.0.html" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">from this one</a> as well. My selection of the lyrics match this wonderful video of the song, featuring Umar Khalid and Anirban, Indian activists who have faced state persecution themselves.</p>
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