Hi here is a interesting mail i got in my email forwards on Indian national anthem, scroll at the bottom of the page to see how one person intepreted indian national anthem and how another person from India clarifies it....what remains untold is what did the actual writer had in Mind when writing the anthem??? people inteprets in there own way and on there own vision...so case of arguments here just presenting 2 sides view :)
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Hi,
plz circulate my reply as wel. the following is what i
explain
sutirtha
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its really interesting!! let me make it a bit more
interesting.
lets start with history, and then the poem.
Kerala, Andhra were formed much after our independence
… yes he was not a future predictor!!!
He has covered all the corners of India. Dravir means
total south India (southern side of Vindyas Mountain)
which includes Mysore, (Andhra, kerala!!!). Kashmir is
included in the term “Himalaya”. “uchhala jaladhi
taranga” indicates all the oceans (nothing specific).
I guess he was not writing geography book!!!
Now about the meaning…
In the 2nd stanza, he mentioned, different races of
different religion (hindu, Buddhist, jain, Persian,
Muslim, Christian), culture come from different parts
of the world besides your “Singhasan” to make a
garland of love. All those Muslims, Persians came much
before the British came. This “Singhasan” can’t be of
5th George.
In the 3rd stanza, he told “he chira sarathee, taba
rathachakre mukhorito patha dina datri” … he is
addressing to the "eternal" driver of the chariot who
is driving us from darkness to the light from the very
beginning of our civilization. This eternal driver
cant be 5th George or queen!! The very next line is
“darun biplav majhe, taba shankha dhaani baje”. In
great revolutions (against any ruler) he show us path
and encourages us. In the midst of revolution and
fight for independence the coming of George cannot be
an encouragement to our endeavors.
In 4th stanza, according to the mail: “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”.
It’s wrong!! That meant, when a child gets scared in
night-mare, mother takes him/her on her lap. You are
that “Maata”, epitome of kindness, who takes
poverty-stricken, suffering Indian on your lap in all
the hindrances. The continuing line of the same stanza
is “janagana dhkhha trawaka jaya he bharata bhagya
bidhata”. Same person can’t be “mata” as well as
“bhagya bidhata”!!
“bharata bhagya bidhata” is not any male character… he
is the omnipotent, can be the “chira saarathee” who is
driving our chariot from the very beginning of our
civilization or the “snehamayee Mata”. In other poem
“the miser” he represented omnipotent god as the king
of all kings. Here is the same idea … “Rajeshawa” is
the king of all kings (not only King!!), the
omnipotent god.
“Bharata bhagya bidhata”, omnipotent is only true and
HE is eternal. He is driving our civilization in the
correct direction like a "father" does for a child,
encouraging and motivating us to rise from slumber
against the deep rooted injustice and sufferings like
a "leader" does for his people, protects us on her lap
(feminine kindness) like a mother does for her kid,
accepting people of all casts, races and culture with
brotherly affection. He/she is our motivation, our
guide. Birds quark, flowers bloom, rivers flow, sum
gives light praying his name (is it possible for 5th
George!!!).
Its really shame for us – because we don’t know the
meaning of our national anthem!!!
Thanks and Regards,
Sutirtha Deb
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>
> BHARAT
>
>
>
> >>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 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. were mentioned. None of the
> princely states were recognised ,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 travellers
> 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
> absurdreason. 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?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> PLEASE, CIRCULATE THIS AMONG YOUR BUSINESS & FRIENDS
> CIRCLE & HELP TO CREATE THE AWARENESS ABOUT THIS
> IMPORTANT MATTER..... !!!!
