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This article was nominated for deletion on 27 October 2011 (UTC). The result of the discussion was no consensus.

A fact from Jaya Ho appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 28 November 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that an English translation of the Hindi hymn "Jaya Ho" has been included in the North American hymnals Voices United and The United Methodist Hymnal?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2011/November. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Jaya Ho.

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Hoffer, Bates, ed. (1996). The Twenty-Second LACUS Forum 1995 (conference publication). Hornbeam Press. p. 515. OCLC 59664589.

"This description of an exotic melody line is also true of the Hindi 'Jaya Ho' ('Victory Hymn'), except that its title, reflecting the initial refrain which starts the song, is in Hindi, but the verses are in English..."

Cunard (talk) 07:58, 6 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Sanchez, Diana (1989). The Hymns of the United Methodist Hymnal: Introduction to the Hymns, Canticles, and Acts of Worship. Nashville, Tennessee: Abingdon Press. p. 165. ISBN 0687431492.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)

Jaya Ho (Victory Hymn)
"Jaya ho" are Hindi words for praising God and are the refrain of this hymn, which became known after an Indian choir toured the U.S.A. in the mid-1950s. Many Indian lyrics are devotional in character. ...

Cunard (talk) 09:18, 6 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Young, Carlton R. (1993). Companion to the United Methodist Hymnal. Nashville, Tennessee: Abingdon Press. p. 436. ISBN 0687092604.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)

Hindi; trans, by Katherine R. Rohrbough, 1958 phonetic transcription from the Hindi by I-to Loh, 1988 This traditional Hindi hymn was brought to the USA by the Centennial Choir of India, Victor C. Sherring, director, and in 1955-56 was performed by them in concerts and worship services in seventy cities that celebrated the centenary of Methodist missions in that country. Victoria C. Sherring has written: "The hymn was first included in Jaya Ho, Songs of Joy from India, 1955-1956, a collection of songs in Indian and Western musical notation published in Lucknow by the Centenary Music Committee; and in Joyful Songs of India, 1955-56, a collection of songs in translation from Southeast Asia. ...

Cunard (talk) 21:04, 6 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination