At 8.30 am every day, this whole town in Telangana stands still for the national anthem

Every day, at exactly 8.30 am, the national anthem is played at twelve major junctions in Nalgonda town in Telangana. All citizens, no matter what they are doing, stand still for those 52 seconds every morning.

Every day, at exactly 8.30 am, the national anthem is played at twelve major junctions in Nalgonda town in Telangana. All citizens, no matter what they are doing, stand still for those 52 seconds every morning.

This new practice has brought people of all castes and creeds together to sing the national anthem every morning.

The initiative was started on January 23 this year. Karnati Vijay Kumar, president of Jana Gana Mana Utsava Samithi, and his friends began the practice. They believe that singing the national anthem every morning will enhance patriotism among the masses.

This trend has now spread to several smaller towns around Nalgonda in Telangana.

Colonel Santosh Babu, who died during China-India skirmishes in 2020 in Galwan valley of Ladakh, was born and raised in Nalgonda area of Telangana.

India began its Republic Day celebrations this year on January 23 by commemorating the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. The 73rd Republic Day celebrations concluded on January 29 with the Beating Retreat ceremony.

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