Friday, March 21st, 2025

Gandhi Ji Song: ‘O Ocean of Humility’ – a song written by Gandhiji himself, about which people hardly know!


mahatma gandhi song 2024: The occasion of 2nd October i.e. Gandhi Jayanti has arrived. On this occasion, we are going to tell you about a song which was written by Mahatma Gandhi but the story of his/her writing this song is also very interesting. Perhaps even Mahatma Gandhi, while writing these words, might not have realized that he/she was writing a song. Not only this, famous singer Manna Dey lent his/her voice to this song. Know here the interesting story behind Mahatma Gandhi’s song and its writing, when Bapu unknowingly wrote the song.

Gandhiji’s song on Gandhi Jayanti 2024

Do you know that Mahatma Gandhi had also written a song, although Mahatma Gandhi was far away from the dazzling world of films and he/she had seen only one film named Ram Rajya (1943) in his/her life, but still by chance he/she wrote a song. It was written by Mahatma Gandhi and recorded in 1969 in the voice of Manna Dey. Watch the song written by Mahatma Gandhi here and then know the interesting story behind it.

Gandhiji’s song – O ocean of humility!

Gandhiji's song - O ocean of humility!

O ocean of humility!
Residents of the poor cottage of Din Bhangi
Irrigated by the waters of Ganga, Yamuna and Brahmaputra
Looking for you everywhere in this beautiful country
Give us help.
Give us receptivity and open hearts;
Give me your own humility;
To be united with the people of India
Give strength and enthusiasm!

Gandhiji’s song – Oh God!

Gandhiji's song - Oh God!

Oh God!
That’s when you come to help,
When man becomes void and takes refuge in you.
bless us,
that as a servant and friend
The public we want to serve
never get separated from him/her
We need sacrifice, devotion
and become an embodiment of humility
so that this country
We should understand more and want more.

story of gandhi ji song and letter

story of gandhi ji song and letter

Actually, this is not a song or bhajan but the matter of Mahatma Gandhi’s letter written while answering the question of Sardar Patel’s daughter Maniben Patel. Maniben had asked Mahatma Gandhi questions about God such as where does God live, what does he/she look like and how can he/she be found? Bapu also wrote a letter answering these questions.

When musician Vasant Desai received Gandhiji’s letter

When musician Vasant Desai received Gandhiji's letter

This letter was received by Gandhi Sentry Committee Chairman Madhukar Rao Choudhary and he/she asked musician Vasant Desai, associated with the Cultural Department of Maharashtra Government, to convert the things written in the letter into a song. When this song was recorded, the government distributed copies of it but the cassettes did not sell much and mostly amateurs bought it. However, this song of Manna Dey is an important part of music and history today.

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