His song Ae mere watan ke logon moved Jawaharlal Nehru to tears.
That was 1962 and the nation's morale was low. But poet Pradeep's immortal words injected
a patriotic fervour in a nation desperately seeking heroes. The scores of other songs
penned by him have been equally inspiring, including Chal, chal re naujawan and Hum laayen
hein toofan se kishti nikaal ke.
His song Ae mere watan ke logon moved Jawaharlal Nehru to tears.
That was 1962 and the nation's morale was low. But poet Pradeep's immortal words injected
a patriotic fervour in a nation desperately seeking heroes. The scores of other songs
penned by him have been equally inspiring, including Chal, chal re naujawan and Hum laayen
hein toofan se kishti nikaal ke. 
