Earth Anthem (Abhay Kumar song)

Earth Anthem is a song by Indian poet and diplomat Abhay Kumar, recorded in eight languages including all official languages of the United Nations, namely Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish,[1] as well as Hindi and Nepali. It is intended to be an anthem for the planet Earth.

Our cosmic oasis, cosmic blue pearl
the most beautiful planet in the universe
all the continents and the oceans of the world
united we stand as flora and fauna
united we stand as species of one earth
black, brown, white, different colours
we are humans, the earth is our home.

Our cosmic oasis, cosmic blue pearl
the most beautiful planet in the universe
all the people and the nations of the world
all for one and one for all
united we unfurl the blue marble flag
black, brown, white, different colours
we are humans, the earth is our home.

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"Earth Anthem" by Abhay Kumar[2]

It was launched in June 2013 on the occasion of the World Environment Day by Kapil Sibal and Shashi Tharoor, then Union Ministers of India, at a function organized by the Indian Council of Cultural Relations in New Delhi.[3] It is supported by the global organization Habitat For Humanity.[4]

India's Central Board of Secondary Education or CBSE has used it for educational purposes.[5][6][7] Earth Anthem has also been used by partner schools of British Council Schools Online,[8] Regent School, Abuja,[9] Assam Valley School[10], Euro School, Kathmandu[11] and Loreto Day School, Kolkata[12] among others.

The 3rd Nepal-Africa Film Festival opened in Kathmandu, Nepal with the screening of the song.[13][14] Hollywood actor Robert Lin has called the song a “great concept and certainly a forever theme to be written and sung about.”[15] Indian film-maker Shyam Benegal has called multi-language lyrics extremely inspiring.[16] The US Consul General Jennifer McIntyre has called Kumar's Earth Anthem a significant contribution to Earth Day and truly an anthem for the Earth.[17] Academy Award winner Hollywood director Jeffrey D. Brown called it a joyous celebration of common humanity.[18]

References

  1. ↑ "Earth Anthem sung by Nepali singer Shreya Sotang released in New Delhi". Newstrackindia.com. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  2. ↑ Download Earth Anthem Earth Anthem Website, 27 April 2014
  3. ↑ "Indian diplomat pens anthem for earth". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  4. ↑ Habitat for Humanity International gets people to sing Earth Anthem ANI, 30 Aug, 2014
  5. ↑ "Sound bite". BCbseacademic.in. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  6. ↑ CBSE website,2014
  7. ↑ "CBSE Books and Support Material 2014". Cbsestudymaterial.com. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  8. ↑ RIS spread CBSE message to all World British Schools Online website, 22 April 2014
  9. ↑ The Regent Digest Regent School Abuja website, page-2, 5 Jun, 2014
  10. ↑ Kick the Habit Assam Valley School website 7 jun, 2014
  11. ↑ Euro School Website May/June 2015
  12. ↑ EarthSmiles.Net, 23 April 2015
  13. ↑ "MYREPUBLICA.com - News in English from Nepal: Fast, Full & Factual News". Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  14. ↑ "ekantipur.com : Nepal's No. 1 News Portal". Ekantipur.com. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  15. ↑ "A forever theme". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  16. ↑ Abhay K's multi language lyrics of 'Earth Anthem' extremely inspiring: Benegal ANI, 6 August 2014
  17. ↑ Newsletter of the Consulate General of the United States of America, Chennai September 2014
  18. ↑ Hollywood director Jeffrey D. Brown lauds Indian poet's Abhay K's Earth Anthem The Times of India, 11 November 2014

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