American teen’s rendition of ‘Jana Gana Mana’ wins hearts on Independence Day
A video of a 17-year-old American teen with Down syndrome singing the Indian national anthem has gone viral. The video features Gabe Merritt’s heartfelt rendition of Jana Gana Mana, reported NDTV. It was shared on Instagram by Disha Pansuriya, an Indian-origin resident of the United States, who wrote in her post, “You feel proud when a 17-year-old American sings the Indian National Anthem.”
Pansuriya revealed that Merritt has learned the national anthems of several countries but has a special fondness for India’s 52-second-long anthem. “Oh my god! My heart just smiled through this. He is just amazing — he knows almost every country’s national anthem, but @india is his favourite! I pray and wish he goes places with his exceptional talent!!” she wrote.
The video has garnered nearly 60,000 views and hundreds of comments. “That was a super proud moment,” one user remarked. Another wrote, “Beautiful brother. Lots of love from me and India, and I invite you to come to India and visit the beautiful country.” A third added, “This was the best thing I saw today.”
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Man arrested for for raping mute woman in Jamshedpur
Jamshedpur (PTI): One person was arrested on the charge of raping a 30-year-old woman with speech impairment in Jamshedpur, a police officer said on Tuesday.
The incident occurred in the Azadnagar police station area of the city, and a case in this regard was registered based on the statement of the victim's brother on Monday.
The victim had gone to fetch water from the premises of a company on Monday evening. When she did not return even after a considerable time, family members went out in search of her and caught the accused red-handed, police said.
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The accused was a caretaker of the company.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (Patamda) Bachandeo Kujjur said due to scarcity of water in the area, the victim used to fetch water from the premises of the company.
