Guwahati: In a viral video of the ongoing India-US joint military exercise — Yudh Abhyas 2019 — American soldiers can be seen singing and dancing to the Assam Regiment’s marching song Badluram ka badan Zameen ke neeche hai.
The light-hearted video was captured during one of the post-training sessions of the 15th edition of the joint military exercise which is being conducted at Joint Base Lewis McChord in Washington from September 5 to 18.
Indian Army ADGPI posted the video on Instagram saying, “Badluram ka badan Zameen ke neeche hai. Troops of #IndianArmy & #USArmy sharing lighter moments after practicing gruesome Training Session.”
The video, which had gone up barely 20 hours ago, has already been viewed over 3.6 lakh times.
Here’s the video:
Exercise Yudh Abhyas is hostedly alternately between the two countries and is one of the largest joint running military training and defence corporation endeavours between India and USA.
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During the joint exercise, different scenarios are rehearsed to understand each other’s battle procedure better so as to aid inter-operability between the troops of both countries in case of any unforeseen contingency.
The regimental song is a tribute to a fallen rifleman Badluram during the World War II, whose share of ration after his death helped the regiment survive, when the Japanese surrounded them and cut-off supplies.
Here are the lyrics of the song:
Ek khubsurat ladki thi…
Usko dekh ke rifleman…
Chindi khichna bhul gaya…
Havaldar Major dekh liya…
Usko pittu lagaya…
Badluram ek sipahi tha…
Japan war mein …
Quarter master smart tha…
Usne ration nikala…
Badluram ka badan zameen ke niche hain…
Toh humein uska ration milta hain…
Sabaash… hallelujah…
Toh humein uska ration milta hain…