Yathartha Pictures Explained

Yathartha Pictures
Nationality:Indian
Channel Name:YatharthaPics
Years Active:2015 - present
Genre:Comedy, Music, Activism

Yathartha Pictures, also abbreviated as or YaPi, is a YouTube channel launched in 2015. A video featuring 7 Hijras (trans women) singing the National Anthem of India created by this channel went viral in August, 2015.[1]

History

YaPi published their first YouTube video "Can you tear up the Tricolour for 1000 INR" on 24 January 2015 to celebrate the 66th Republic Day of India which was shared by many e-papers and blogs.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] They created another video titled 'Bharatiya... Hum Bhi Hai' in August, 2015 to celebrate the 69th Independence Day of India as well as the NALSA Judgement of 2014.[7] The video showed 7 Hijras dressed in outfits or uniforms of various professions and singing the National Anthem of India.[8] The Hijras featured in the video were brought together by the Humsafar Trust, a Mumbai-based NGO which promotes LGBT rights.[9] [10] The video went viral in no time and was featured in all leading news papers, e-papers and blogs in India for being the first National Anthem video sung by Hijras as well as for showing how Hijras would look if they get the chance to take up any dignified career.[11] [12] [13] [14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Viral video: National Anthem sung by 'hijras' will move you. 13 August 2015. ABP LIVE.
  2. Web site: Watch: Can you tear up the Tricolour for Rs 1,000?. 26 January 2015. Deccan Chronicle. 26 January 2015 .
  3. Web site: वीडियो: क्या आप 1000 रुपये के लिए तिरंगे को फाड़ सकते हो?. 27 January 2015. India.com Hindi.
  4. Web site: Watch: Are a thousand bucks enough to make someone tear the national flag?. 25 January 2015. IBN LIVE.
  5. Web site: Happy Republic Day: These Guys Were Asked To Tear The Indian National Flag In Exchange Of 1000 Rupees, Did They Do It?. 26 January 2015. MissMalini. 26 January 2015 .
  6. Web site: On The 68th Anniversary Of The Tricolour, Tell Us Would You Tear Our National Flag For Rs 1000?. 26 January 2015. Indiatimes.
  7. Web site: WATCH: This Video Of Transgender People Singing The National Anthem Will Give You Goosebumps. 13 August 2015. The Huffington Post India. 13 August 2015 .
  8. Web site: Transgenders Singing Jana Gana Mana Remind us What it Means to be Free. 14 August 2015. NDTV.
  9. Web site: Calling It Early: These Hijras Singing "Jana Gana Mana" Is 2015's Best Independence Day Video. 12 August 2015. BuzzFeed India. 12 August 2015 .
  10. Web site: Mumbai's transgenders show the true meaning of freedom. https://web.archive.org/web/20150815062552/http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/mumbai-s-transgenders-show-the-true-meaning-of-freedom/article1-1380287.aspx. dead. August 15, 2015. 14 August 2015. Hindustan Times.
  11. Web site: वायरल हुआ किन्नरों की आवाज में गाया गया राष्ट्रगान का वीडियो. 13 August 2015. Aaj Tak Hindi. 13 August 2015 .
  12. Web site: राष्ट्र और राष्ट्रगान तो सभी का होता है. 29 August 2015. BBC Hindi. 29 August 2015 .
  13. Web site: Watch video: Transgenders singing 'Jana Gana Mana' will give you goosebumps. 13 August 2015. India TV. 13 August 2015 .
  14. Web site: This Video Of Hijras Singing Jana Gana Mana Is Definitely The Most Impactful Independence Day Video This Year. 13 August 2015. MissMalini. 13 August 2015 .

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