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The Indian National Anthem
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Jana-gana-mana-adhinayaka, jaya he
Bharata-bhagya-vidhata
Punjab-Sindhu-Gujarata-Maratha-Dravida-Utkala-Banga
Vindhya-Himachala-Yamuna-GangaUjwala-Jaladhi-taranga
Tava shubha name jage Tava shubha ashish maage
Gaye tava jaya-gatha
Jana-gana-mangala-dayaka jaya he
Bharata-bhagya-vidhata
Jaya he, jaya he, jaya he,Jaya jaya jaya, jaya he !


English Translation
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Thou art the rulers of the minds of allpeople,
dispenser of India's destiny.
Thy name rouses the hearts ofPunjab,Sind, Gujarat and
Maratha,
Of the Dravida and Orissa andBengal;
It echoes in the hills of the Vindhyasand Himalayas,
mingles in the music of Yamuna andGanga
and is chanted by the waves of the Indian Sea.
They pray for thy blessings and singthy praise.
The saving of all people waits in thyhand,thou
dispenser of India's destiny,
Victory, victory, victory to thee.


The following document gives you an idea of the birth
of our national anthem "Jana Gana Mana".
It very clearly exposes the roots of this anthem and
its irrelevance in today's context.

The national anthem (Jana Gana Mana) is also one of
Nehru's shortsighted ideas and it exposes his
intentions of having this as the national anthem.
It is high time all of us realised that it is Vande
Matram that should appropriately be sung as part of
national anthem.

Interesting! I will not be surprised if after some
research, it turns out to be true. I have always
wondered who is the "adhinayak" and "bharat bhagya
vidhata", whose praise we are singing. I thought may
be God!

Our current National Anthem "Jana Gana Mana" is sung
throughout the country.

Did you know the following about our national anthem,
i didn't. This is actually very surprising but common
that most of us have never paid heed to actually
understand it truly.


Please go thru it and decide yourself.
Fifty years of independence have come to pass and now
nearly 900 million Indians take pride in singing their
national anthem, it is amazing that most are not aware
of its background and meaning.

We would like to bring to your attention the following
facts of which you might be unaware.

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 Pundit 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, 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 were
included, since 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 which
glorify the King:


1st stanza
(Indian)People wake up remembering your good name and
ask for your blessings and they sing your glories.

2nd stanza
Around your throne people of all religions come and
give their love and anxiously wait to hear your kind
words.

3rd stanza
Praise to the King for being the charioteer, for
leading the ancient travelers beyond misery.

4th stanza
Drowned in the deep ignorance and suffering, poverty
ricken,unconscious country? waiting for the wink of
your eye and your mother's the Queen's) true
protection.

5th 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 but Today for that matter
bands have advanced and 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!

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