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JANA GANA MANA

Aish_215 — Sun, 23 Jan 2005 03:41:30 +0530

Some facts about "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 honor of King George V and the
Queen of England when they visited India in 1919. To honor their
visit PanditMotilalNehru 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 greatmotherland!!!)

In the original Bengali verses only those provinces that were under
British rule, 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 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, uncons! cious 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
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!Shouldn't Vande Mataram be our National Anthem.

Why it happens .......

Aish_215 — Wed, 19 Jan 2005 03:56:02 +0530

Some times I feel why is it always me. Why always

I am the one who sacrifices? Why does everyone

from parents, friends, and relatives expect me

to, no they know that I cannot say no? Let it be

the things I get as gift or r things I buy for

myself. I ‘m not blaming anyone, I m very happy

as I m now. No doubt. But these situations are

quite often in my life.

Does anyone get into such situations? Don’t know.

For example if closest friend and you got out for

shopping and both of u like the same article.

Another piece is not available. Why you have to

leave n let your friend have that? People say

why is u so, i.e. you sometimes do not take what

is meant for u.

I don feel like arguing, I simply say u have

it……… I can’t express. I feel if I so no, she/he

may get annoyed. Later I feel sorry that I left

such a good thing... I donno how I manage.

But it happens...

Y Fall

Aish_215 — Sun, 16 Jan 2005 21:48:38 +0530

some time bak a friend of mine asked me

"Why v Fall In Love?"

I thought ..den I realized "We all want to fall

in love. Why?

Because that experience makes us feel completely

alive. Where every sense is heightened, every

emotion is magnified, our everyday reality is

shattered and we are flying into the heavens. It

may only last a moment, an hour, or an

afternoon or ... But that doesn't diminish its

value. Because we are left with memories that we

treasure for the rest of our lives.

Life without love is like fish without water.

It may ve different importance in one's life...