Indian Institute of Technology and other central universities will host “patriotic” music shows soon under Ministry of Human Resource Development’s new programme, “Yeh India Ka Time Hai”. The government has found a few bands that will perform patriotic songs, especially Bollywood numbers, during college shows.
The events, which will be planned over the next month, will be aimed at celebrating 70 years of Independence and 75 years of the Quit India Movement. “A private entertainment firm has been brought on board,” an unidentified official said. “It has identified around a dozen rock bands.”
However, this is not the first such attempt by the government. The University Grants Commission told institutes to take students on trips to martyrs’ homes and memorials of freedom fighters just before Independence Day.
