MUMBAI: The students of Whistling Woods International (WWI) School of Performing Arts, Music department were felicitated amidst much appreciation by the dignitaries from the Election Commission of India (ECI). Held at Asia’s premier institute of Film, Communication and Creative Arts, the afternoon witnessed a captivating session, wherein the students were applauded for their original musical composition, Desh Ke Liye, which played a vital role in the ECI’s nationwide ‘Desh Ka Mahatyohar’ campaign. This inspirational video was broadcast nationally across all the platforms during the 2019 Election.

Sunil Arora, Chief of the Election commission of India applauded Subhash Ghai for the magnificent music video of Desh Ke Liye to inspire voters of India to do their duty.

The ECI members comprised of Senior Deputy Election Commissioner Umesh Sinha; ECI director Padma Angmo; ECI secretary A.K. Pathak; Communications Executive Aradhna Sharma and Indian administrative service (IAS), Additional chief electoral officer of Maharashtra Dilip Shinde.

Speaking on the students’ composition, WWI founder and chairman Subhash Ghai said, “The idea behind the music is to inspire our countrymen to wake up and make the right choice at this pivotal moment in our history.”

Umesh Sinha subsequently took the opportunity to praise Subhash Ghai and the students of WWI's Music department and said, “It’s an honour to meet the genius, Subhash Ghai. We were thrilled to know that the song was coming from him and is undoubtedly the best.”

He further stated, “We hope that this collaboration is only the first of the many. We wish to associate in the future with WWI to create and imbibe the importance of voting in the country.”

Umesh Sinha expressed his gratitude to the institute for their tremendous contribution. Along with felicitating the students, Subhash Ghai was honoured with a special trophy for being the creative producer of the musical video, which was produced by Mukta Digital Studio. Subhash Ghai appreciated Umesh Sinha and his team for personally visiting WWI to award and compliment the institute's creative standards.

As tokens of appreciation were distributed to the guests, the students expressed their admiration for the role played by the ECI with a thunderous round of applause.