25 October,2019 01:52 PM IST | | mid-day online correspondent
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The Dubai Police band recently played India's national anthem to celebrate Diwali and it was met with a thunderous response. The crowd, too, sang along with the band.
The celebrations were grand with elaborate fireworks, opulent laser shows and mesmerising dance performances to entertain thousands of people who had gathered for the event organised in collaboration with Dubai Tourism and the Indian Consulate in Dubai. Check out the video of the band singing the national anthem:
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India's national anthem was written and composed by legendary poet Rabindranath Tagore.
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