The cultural diversity of India is represented by the youth in this pageant through the traditional clothing
worn by the people of the state they represent. Bharatvasi in this pageant walk to the song "Mile sur mera
tumhara, to sur bane hamara" - "When my tune and yours merge, it becomes our song". The song written by
Piyush Pandey, composed by Ashok Patki, co-composed and arranged by Louis Banks was first telecast on
India Independence Day Celebration in 1988 to promote national integration.