Droupadi Murmu: ‘Tu jiye hazaaron saal’ President moved to tears as differently-abled students sing birthday song for her during Dehradun visit; watch video | Dehradun News
NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu was visibly emotional on Friday as students of the National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Visual Disabilities sang a heartfelt rendition of “Baar baar din yeh aaye, baar baar dil yeh gaaye, tu jiye hazaaron saal, yeh meri hai aarzoo” to wish her on her birthday.A video of the moment shows the President listening intently as the children, many of them with visual impairments, sang the iconic song in unison, filling the hall with warmth and applause.The touching gesture came during her ongoing three-day visit to Uttarakhand, which began on Thursday. Governor Lt General Gurmit Singh (Retd.) and Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami had received her at Dehradun’s Jolly Grant Airport.During her visit, President Murmu is scheduled to lay the foundation stone of a state-of-the-art public park spread across 132 acres on Rajpur Road. The park, officials said, will be completed within a year and opened to the public.In another key highlight, Rashtrapati Niketan — earlier known as Rashtrapati Ashiyana — will be thrown open to the public from June 24.The 24-acre heritage site features artefact displays, water bodies like Lily Talab and Rokari Talab, and a rose garden.Additionally, Rashtrapati Tapovan, a 19-acre serene retreat with wooden bridges and meditation spots, will also be dedicated to the public.Meanwhile, President Murmu’s scheduled visit to Madhya Pradesh on June 18–19 has been cancelled.She was slated to attend a state-level event marking World Sickle Cell Day in Barwani district. The Indore Collector confirmed the cancellation on social media, citing changes in her itinerary.
