A video is going viral on social media showing a group of students from the Indian Institute of Mass communication (IIMC), singing Faiz Ahmad Faiz’s poem ‘Hum Dekhenge’ on top of a mountain.
The video was tweeted by user Stutee Mishra along with a caption that read, “Few students of IIMC sang this version of ‘Hum Dekhenge’ at 14000ft. Absolutely stunning!!! ”
The video surfaced amid the ongoing dispute at IIT Kanpur, where a panel was formed to inquire a complaint against the recitation of Faiz Ahmad Faiz’s poem ‘Hum Dekhenge’ at the college campus to express solidarity with their peers who were victims of Jamia Millia Islami violence during anti Citizenship Amendment Act protests.
The song was written by Faiz in opposition to the dictatorial government of Zia-ul-Haq who deposed of the democratically elected Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto in 1977 and declared himself “President” of Pakistan while declaring Marshall Law in the rest of the state.