National Anthem: Prabu

[prabu ms]

Some facts about "Jana Gana Mana" - Our National
Anthem
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 honor of King George V and the Queen of England
when they visited India in 1919. To honor 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 r! ule, i.e. Punjab, Sindh,
Gujarat, Maratha etc. were 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, since they were directly under
Portuguese rule at that time. The Jana Gana Mana
dhinayaka 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 travel! ers 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
Vande Mataram
because he thought that it would be easier for the
band to play!!! It
was an absurd reason but Today for that matter bands
have advanced a! nd
they can very well play any music. So they can as
well play Vande
Mataram, which is a far better composition in praise
of our dear
Motherland -India.
Wake up, it's high time!
Shouldn't Vande Mataram be our National Anthem.


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Hi Friends not a matter to enjoy..but amatter to feel
sorry

prabu

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