Radhakrishnan and Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru attended the performance because Republic Day (26 January) 1963, which was just two months after the end of the war. The first live performance by Lata Mangeshkar of the song was on 26 January 1963 and was held at an event at the National Stadium in New Delhi. If he was there, he would have seen with his own eyes what impact 'Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo' had," Lata said. My regret is that Pradeepji had not been called for the Republic Day function where I sang the song. But Pradeepji insisted, Lata said, admitting that she was very nervous before the performance.
To give special attention to one song seemed impossible. You see, at that time I was working round-the-clock. I declined because there was no time to rehearse. "It was Pradeepji, ( Kavi Pradeep) the poet, who wrote the immortal lyrics, who came to me and asked me to sing the song. In January 2013, Lata Mangeshkar said in an interview that she had initially refused the opportunity to sing this song, as she didn't have enough rehearsal time. So, Lata Mangeshkar had to sing it alone. Lata Mangeshkar tried to convince her otherwise, as her name was already associated with the event, the details of which were printed in newspapers.The great Composer-singer Hemant Kumar who managed the whole project also tried hard to convince Asha, but couldn't. Asha rehearsed for the song but shortly before they were to fly to Delhi, Asha decided to pull out of the event. While Pradeep preferred for it to remain a solo piece. Mangeshkar suggested converting the song's format from solo to a duet with herself and Asha as singers. Mangeshkar agreed on the condition that Pradeep was present during rehearsals. However, Pradeep felt no one other than Mangeshkar could do justice to it and so he personally convinced her to sing it. According to Pradeep's daughter, Mitul, due to some misunderstanding between Ramchandra and Lata, Asha Bhosle was chosen as the singer by the music director. Ramchandra to write the music and asked Lata Mangeshkar to sing the song. Pradeep accepted the offer but did not reveal any details of the song he planned to write. A few weeks later, Pradeep was approached by producer Mehboob Khan to write a song for a fundraiser scheduled to be held at the National Stadium in New Delhi. He borrowed a pen from another walker and wrote the opening stanza of the song on a piece of foil that he ripped out from his cigarette pack. In late 1962, while taking a walk along Mahim beach in Mumbai, Pradeep became inspired. Pradeep was deeply moved by the casualties of war. "Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo" was written by Kavi Pradeep to commemorate the Indian soldiers who died during the Sino-Indian War. The song is often performed at public events and gatherings in India and is considered to be one of the most popular patriotic songs alongside " Jana Gana Mana" (the national anthem), " Vande Mataram" (the national song), and " Sare Jahan Se Accha".
The song was first performed live two months after the war by Mangeshkar on Republic Day (26 January) 1963 at the National Stadium in New Delhi in the presence of President Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan and Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. The song commemorates Indian soldiers who died during the Sino-Indian War in 1962. Ramchandra, and sung by singer Lata Mangeshkar. "O' people of my country") is a patriotic song written in Hindi by Kavi Pradeep, composed by C.
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