Cm
Kadam kadam badhaye ja
Gm
Khushi ke geet gaye ja
Ab
Ye zindagi hai qaum kee
Eb Cm
Too qaum pe lutaaye ja
Cm
Too sher-e-hind aage badh
Gm
Marane se too kabhee na dar
Ab
Uda ke dushmanon ka sar
Eb Cm
Josh-e-vatan badhaye ja
Kadam kadam badhaye ja...
Teree himmat badhatee rahe
Khuda teree sunata rahe
Jo saamane tere ade
To khaak mein milaaye ja
Kadam kadam badhaye ja...
Chalo dillee pukaar ke
Gam-e-nishaan sambhaal ke
Laal kile pe gaad ke
Laharaaye ja laharaaye ja
Kadam kadam badhaye ja...
Songwriter/Composer Vanshidhar Shukla, Ram Singh Thakuri
Album/Movie/Genre Patriotic Song
Kadam Kadam Badhaye Ja was the regimental quick march of the Subhas Chandra Bose’s Indian National Army. Written by Pt. Vanshidhar Shukla and composed by Ram Singh Thakuri, it was banned in India after World War II as “seditious”, which was subsequently lifted in August 1947. The song has since become a patriotic song in India, and has been re-interpreted by various Indian musicians including C Ramachandra and A R Rahman. The song is currently the regimental quick march of the Indian Army.
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