Baku, April 24 -- Marking the 56th Earth Day, people across continents came together through poetry, reciting and recording the Earth Anthem, a composition by Indian poet-diplomat Abhay K. that calls for a shared sense of planetary belonging.

The worldwide observance saw a chorus of voices from countries including Iran, Azerbaijan, India and Madagascar, reflecting the poem's universal appeal. The anthem was rendered in multiple languages, with Maasoomeh Navazani presenting it in Persian, Arju Alieva in Russian, Dhruv Trivedi in Sanskrit, and Amitabh Singh Baghel and Selcan Xanpasayeva in Hindi.

Originally written in 2008 in St. Petersburg, Russia, the Earth Anthem draws inspiration from the ancient Indian philosophy of Vasudhaiva Kutumb...