'Jana Gana Mana' - Just a thought for the National Anthem!
How well do you know about it?
I have always wondered who is the 'adhinayak' and 'bharat bhagya vidhata' , whose praise we are singing. I thought might be Motherland India !
Our current National Anthem 'Jana Gana Mana' is sung throughout the country.
Did you know the following about our national anthem , I didn't.
To begin with, India 's national anthem, Jana Gana Mana Adhinayaka, was written by Rabindranath Tagore in honour of King George V and the Queen of England when they visited India in 1919. To honour their visit.
Pandit Motilal Nehru had the five stanzas included, which are in praise of the King and Queen. (And most of us think it is in the praise of our great motherland!!!)
In the original Bengali verses only those provinces that were under British rule, i.e . Punjab , Sindh, Gujarat , Maratha etc we re mentioned. None of the princely states were recognized which are integral parts of India now Kashmir , Rajasthan , Andhra, Mysore or Kerala. Neither the Indian Ocean nor the Arabian Sea was included,(they were directly under Portuguese rule at that time.)
The Jana Gana Mana Adhinayaka implies that King George V is the lord of the masses and Bharata Bhagya Vidhata is 'the bestower of good fortune'. Following is a translation of the five stanzas that glorify the King:
First stanza: (Indian) People wake up remembering your good name and ask for your blessings and they sing your glories. (Tava shubha naame jaage; tava shubha aashish maage, gaaye tava jaya gaatha)
Second stanza: Around your throne people of all religions come and give their love and anxiously wait to hear your kind words.
Third stanza: Praise to the King for being the charioteer, for leading the ancient travelers beyond misery.
Fourth stanza: Drowned in the deep ignorance and suffering, poverty-stricken, unconscious country? Waiting for the wink of your eye and your mother's (the Queen's) true protection.
Fifth stanza: In your compassionate plans, the sleeping Bharat ( India ) will wake up. We bow down to your feet O' Queen, and glory to Rajeshwara (the King).
This whole poem does not indicate any love for the Motherland but depicts a bleak picture. When you sing Jana Gana Mana Adhinayaka, whom are you glorifying? Certainly not the Motherland.
Is it God? The poem does not indicate that.It is time now to understand the original purpose and the implication of this, rather than blindly sing as has been done the past fifty years.
Nehru chose the present national anthem as opposed to Vande Mataram because he thought that it would be easier for the band to play!!!
It was an absurd reason...
Wake up, it's high time! Shouldn't Vande Mataram be our National Anthem .
Come Join together to put Vande Mataram as our National Anthem.
Please dont break the chain lets see how many people are coming to know about it.
Be Proud to be Indian.
Jai Hind
--
Cheers,
Pround Indian
From India, Bangalore
6How well do you know about it?
I have always wondered who is the 'adhinayak' and 'bharat bhagya vidhata' , whose praise we are singing. I thought might be Motherland India !
Our current National Anthem 'Jana Gana Mana' is sung throughout the country.
Did you know the following about our national anthem , I didn't.
To begin with, India 's national anthem, Jana Gana Mana Adhinayaka, was written by Rabindranath Tagore in honour of King George V and the Queen of England when they visited India in 1919. To honour their visit.
Pandit Motilal Nehru had the five stanzas included, which are in praise of the King and Queen. (And most of us think it is in the praise of our great motherland!!!)
In the original Bengali verses only those provinces that were under British rule, i.e . Punjab , Sindh, Gujarat , Maratha etc we re mentioned. None of the princely states were recognized which are integral parts of India now Kashmir , Rajasthan , Andhra, Mysore or Kerala. Neither the Indian Ocean nor the Arabian Sea was included,(they were directly under Portuguese rule at that time.)
The Jana Gana Mana Adhinayaka implies that King George V is the lord of the masses and Bharata Bhagya Vidhata is 'the bestower of good fortune'. Following is a translation of the five stanzas that glorify the King:
First stanza: (Indian) People wake up remembering your good name and ask for your blessings and they sing your glories. (Tava shubha naame jaage; tava shubha aashish maage, gaaye tava jaya gaatha)
Second stanza: Around your throne people of all religions come and give their love and anxiously wait to hear your kind words.
Third stanza: Praise to the King for being the charioteer, for leading the ancient travelers beyond misery.
Fourth stanza: Drowned in the deep ignorance and suffering, poverty-stricken, unconscious country? Waiting for the wink of your eye and your mother's (the Queen's) true protection.
Fifth stanza: In your compassionate plans, the sleeping Bharat ( India ) will wake up. We bow down to your feet O' Queen, and glory to Rajeshwara (the King).
This whole poem does not indicate any love for the Motherland but depicts a bleak picture. When you sing Jana Gana Mana Adhinayaka, whom are you glorifying? Certainly not the Motherland.
Is it God? The poem does not indicate that.It is time now to understand the original purpose and the implication of this, rather than blindly sing as has been done the past fifty years.
Nehru chose the present national anthem as opposed to Vande Mataram because he thought that it would be easier for the band to play!!!
It was an absurd reason...
Wake up, it's high time! Shouldn't Vande Mataram be our National Anthem .
Come Join together to put Vande Mataram as our National Anthem.
Please dont break the chain lets see how many people are coming to know about it.
Be Proud to be Indian.
Jai Hind
--
Cheers,
Pround Indian
From India, Bangalore
Hi, Surprised to come to know about this info. If it is truely true, then it is our right to make our people to wake up. Regards, Vennila N
From India, Madras
From India, Madras
Hi Blr_HR
Interesting piece of information .Can I please know from where did you get this information ? Please dont think I am trying to question the authenticity of the information,I am just curious to know
Keep posting
Thanks and Regards
Indrani Chakraborty
From India, Pune
Interesting piece of information .Can I please know from where did you get this information ? Please dont think I am trying to question the authenticity of the information,I am just curious to know
Keep posting
Thanks and Regards
Indrani Chakraborty
From India, Pune
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