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It was in Punjab State (where 'the little green flags' are embroidered) that the tune 'little green flags' was played as a raga in the presence of an audience of 2,000 medical students – on the same occasion as Ah! Ho!  It was a brave attempt to point the way to the future of The Green Pennant Awards by identifying them with an ancient form of classical music that has inspired, and continues to inspire millions. Kamal Kant Sharma and Promod Shanker were encouraged to play the raga again on African soil during Comex 13/14. Greater musicians and wiser counsel will no doubt make their views felt about this infant project with its origins in a simple tune for bagpipes. But the real significance of the matter is that 'the little green flags' (nannhey harey dhwaj), and all that it symbolises should have found its way into a Raga for the Commonwealth bearing the same distinctive name.

Kamal Kant Sharma (Tabla) and Promod Shanker (Sarod)