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Jasbir Jassi to sing for national integration

When the current turmoil, violence, protests, and police-public faceoffs have dented India's image, musician Jasbir Jassi is ready to sing for

national integration

. Sadness over agitations and arson being reported from parts of India such as the JNU campus has made singer try out the language of music to promote bonhomie and peace.
He said, "I am working on a song that will promote national integration and peace by touching the core of our nation. It will be more of a

Shabad

Gurbani" He has composed music and lyrics already. "I just need to put them together," he said. Jassi's touching track will also reverberate in a soon-to-open museum in Delhi.
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"There have been communal clashes, fights over skin tone, racism etc... and it's not stopping. Shabad 'Awal Allah Noor Upaya, Kudrat Ke Sab Bande' will be used extensively to create this number. I want to make people aware that world is one and we are all equal," said the singer, adding, "I was observing things since long. Mere mann me bahut kuch chal raha tha. For a while I read about series of events unfolding not just in India but also abroad. Pyaar khatam nahi hona chahie. And we all must join hands to spread positivity."

Jassi prays for peace

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