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A follower of S.C. Bose, Ramchandra Moreshwar Karkare of Gwalher Madhya Bharat, wrote a patriotic drama Jai Hind based on facts and published a book in Hindi, Jai Hind. Later, Ramchandra Karkare became Congress president of Central India Province. He took part in the freedom struggle with Chandrasekhar Azad.
The phrase is what the radio announcer says on All India Radio at the end of the broadcast. The term occurs in the patriotic song Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo sung by Lata Mangeshkar in 1963. Jai Hind (1999) is also a Hindi film, made by actor-director Manoj Kumar. The comedy show Jay Hind! (2009) is also named after it, and numerous institutions like Jai Hind College, Mumbai, as well as media entities like Jai Hind Gujarati Newspaper and JaiHind TV.
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