http://blogs.fullhyderabad.com/showblog.php?blogId=245 ########### Aish_215 2023-09-14T00:09:57Z http://blogs.fullhyderabad.com/showblog.php?op=ViewArticle&articleId=1426&blogId=245 Some facts about "Jana Gana Mana" - Just a thought for the National<br /> Anthem!<br /> How well do you know about it?<br /> <br /> I have always wondered who is the "adhinayak" and "bharat bhagya<br /> vidhata", whose praise we are singing. I thought might be Motherland<br /> India! Our current National Anthem "Jana Gana Mana" is sung<br /> throughout the country.<br /> <br /> Did you know the following about our national anthem, I didn't.<br /> To begin with, India's national anthem, Jana Gana Mana Adhinayaka,<br /> was written by Rabindranath Tagore in honor of King George V and the<br /> Queen of England when they visited India in 1919. To honor their<br /> visit PanditMotilalNehru had the five stanzas included, which are in<br /> praise of the King and Queen. (And most of us think it is in the<br /> praise of our greatmotherland!!!)<br /> <br /> In the original Bengali verses only those provinces that were under<br /> British rule, i.e. Punjab, Sindh, Gujarat, Maratha etc. were<br /> mentioned. None of the princely states were recognized which are<br /> integral parts of India now Kashmir, Rajasthan, Andhra, Mysore or<br /> Kerala. Neither the Indian Ocean nor the Arabian Sea was included,<br /> since they were directly under Portuguese rule at that time. The Jana<br /> Gana Mana Adhinayaka implies that King George V is the lord of the<br /> masses and Bharata Bhagya Vidhata is "the bestower of good fortune".<br /> <br /> Following is a translation of the five stanzas that glorify the King:<br /> First stanza: (Indian) People wake up remembering your good name and<br /> ask for your blessings and they sing your glories. (Tava shubha naame<br /> jaage;tava shubha aashish maage, gaaye tava jaya gaatha)<br /> Second stanza: Around your throne people of all religions come and<br /> give their love and anxiously wait to hear your kind words.<br /> <br /> Third stanza: Praise to the King for being the charioteer, for<br /> leading the ancient travelers beyond misery.<br /> <br /> Fourth stanza: Drowned in the deep ignorance and suffering,poverty-<br /> stricken, uncons! cious country? Waiting for the wink<br /> of your eye and your mother's (the Queen's) true protection.<br /> <br /> Fifth stanza: In your compassionate plans, the sleeping Bharat<br /> (India) will wake up. We bow down to your feet O' Queen, and glory to<br /> Rajeshwara (the King).<br /> <br /> This whole poem does not indicate any love for the Motherland but<br /> depicts a bleak picture. When you sing Jana Gana Mana Adhinayaka,<br /> whom are you glorifying? Certainly not the Motherland. Is it God? The<br /> poem does not indicate that.It is time now to understand the<br /> original purpose and the implication of this, rather than blindly<br /> sing as has been done the past fifty years. Nehru chose the present<br /> national anthem as opposed to Vande Mataram because he thought that<br /> it would be easier for the band to play!!! It was an absurd reason<br /> but Today for that matter bands have advanced and they can very well<br /> play any music. So they can as well play Vande Mataram, which is a<br /> far better composition in praise of our dear Motherland -India.Wake<br /> up, it's high time!Shouldn't Vande Mataram be our National Anthem.<br /> <br /> General 2005-01-23T03:41:30Z Aish_215 http://blogs.fullhyderabad.com/showblog.php?op=ViewArticle&articleId=1410&blogId=245 Some times I feel why is it always me. Why always<br /> <br /> I am the one who sacrifices? Why does everyone <br /> <br /> from parents, friends, and relatives expect me <br /> <br /> to, no they know that I cannot say no? Let it be<br /> <br /> the things I get as gift or r things I buy for <br /> <br /> myself. I &#8216;m not blaming anyone, I m very happy<br /> <br /> as I m now. No doubt. But these situations are <br /> <br /> quite often in my life. <br /> <br /> Does anyone get into such situations? Don&#8217;t know.<br /> <br /> For example if closest friend and you got out for<br /> <br /> shopping and both of u like the same article. <br /> <br /> Another piece is not available. Why you have to <br /> <br /> leave n let your friend have that? People say <br /> <br /> why is u so, i.e. you sometimes do not take what<br /> <br /> is meant for u.<br /> <br /> I don feel like arguing, I simply say u have <br /> <br /> it&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; I can&#8217;t express. I feel if I so no, she/he<br /> <br /> may get annoyed. Later I feel sorry that I left <br /> <br /> such a good thing... I donno how I manage. <br /> <br /> But it happens...<br /> <br /> <br /> Personal 2005-01-19T03:56:02Z Aish_215 http://blogs.fullhyderabad.com/showblog.php?op=ViewArticle&articleId=1395&blogId=245 some time bak a friend of mine asked me<br /> <br /> "Why v Fall In Love?" <br /> <br /> I thought ..den I realized "We all want to fall <br /> <br /> in love. Why? <br /> <br /> Because that experience makes us feel completely<br /> <br /> alive. Where every sense is heightened, every<br /> <br /> emotion is magnified, our everyday reality is<br /> <br /> shattered and we are flying into the heavens. It<br /> <br /> may only last a moment, an hour, or an<br /> <br /> afternoon or ... But that doesn't diminish its<br /> <br /> value. Because we are left with memories that we<br /> <br /> treasure for the rest of our lives.<br /> <br /> Life without love is like fish without water.<br /> <br /> It may ve different importance in one's life...<br /> <br /> Personal 2005-01-16T21:48:38Z Aish_215