Truth behind jana gana man--look what nehru did

Posted Sat, 05/08/2010 - 15:27 by THE SHUBHAM

What I don't understand is that why would Nehru praise the British when he was fighting for Independence?


'Jana Gana Mana' - Just a thought for the National Anthem! How well do you know it?

Our national anthem, 'Jana Gana Mana', is sung throughout the country. Did you know the following about it? I didn't. I have always wondered who is the 'Adhinayak'and 'Bharat Bhagya Vidhata', whose praise we are singing. I have always thought it might be Motherland India!


To begin with, Jana Gana Mana, was written by Rabindranath Tagore in honor of King George V and the Queen of England when they visited India in 1919. To honour their visit, Pandit Motilal Nehru had five stanzas included that are in praise of the King and Queen. (And most of us think it is in praise of our great motherland.)

In the original Bengali verses only those provinces that were under British rule, i.e., Punjab, Sindh,Gujarat, Maratha, were mentioned. None of the princely states, which are integral parts of India now, such as Kashmir, Rajasthan, Andhra, Mysore and Kerala, were recognized.

Neither the Indian Ocean nor the Arabian Sea were included because they were directly under Portuguese rule at that time.
 
Jana Gana Mana implies that King George V is the lord of the masses and Bharata Bhagya Vidhata, or 'the bestower of good fortune'.

Here is a translation of the five stanzas that glorify the King.
Stanza 1:  The (Indian) people wake up remembering your good name and ask for your blessings and they sing your glories (Tava shubha name jaage; tava shubha aashish maage, gaaye tava jaya gaatha)

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

Stanza 3: Praise to the King for being the charioteer, for leading the ancient travellers beyond misery.

Stanza 4: Drowned in deep ignorance and suffering, this poverty stricken, unconscious country? Waiting for the wink of your eye and our mother's (the Queen's) true protection.

Stanza 5: 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 of it. When you sing Jana Gana Mana, 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 60 years.

Maybe we should shift to Vande Mataram or Saare Jahan Se Achcha, which are far better compositions in praise of India.

---------------- Note: Content of this blog post is writer's personal opinion and may not be SanghParivar.org or Sangh's view.

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saugato Banerjee's picture

u shud have first put its

by saugato Banerjee - 05/10/2010 - 14:14

u shud have first put its full original lines(i.e. of bengali)

i have heard like this and might be correct but a different opinion binds me or others(majority of people) to have it accepted as all ur points as stated above can be made null and void, if we reconsider the meaning of our national anthem (only for what we sing) in the context of independant india as i have described below:

here, first, i am giving below our full national anthem i.e of BENGALI!!

"Jana Gana Mana Adhinayaka Jaya He
Bharat Bhagya Vidhata
Punjab Sindh Gujarat Maratha
Dravida Utkala Banga
Vindhya Himachal Yamuna Ganga
Ucchala Jaladhi Taranga
Tubh Shubha Name Jage
Tubh Shubha Ashisha Mange
Gahe Tubh Jaya Gata
Jan Gan Mangaldayak Jay He
Bharat Bhagya Vidhata
Jaye He ! Jaye He ! Jaye He !
Jaye,Jaye,Jaye,Jaye He "

-its' direct ENGLISH translation as below:

"Thou are the ruler of the minds of all people, dispenser of India's destiny.

The name rouses the hearts of Punjab, Sind, Gujurat and Maratha. Of the Dravid and orissa and Bengal.

It Echoes in the hills of Vindhyas and Himalayas, mingles in the music of Yamuna and Ganga and is chanted by the waves of the Indian Sea.

They pray for your blessing and sing thy praise. The salvation of all peaople is thy hand, thou dispenser of India's destiny. Victory, Victory, Victory to thee."

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Now,

i) ur first point was who r 'Adhinayak'and 'Bharat Bhagya Vidhata'?

ii) second was : In the original Bengali verses only those provinces that were under British rule, i.e., Punjab, Sindh,Gujarat, Maratha, were mentioned. None of the princely states, which are integral parts of India now, such as Kashmir, Rajasthan, Andhra, Mysore and Kerala, were recognized.

Neither the Indian Ocean nor the Arabian Sea were included because they were directly under Portuguese rule at that time.

reply:
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i) 'Adhinayak'and 'Bharat Bhagya Vidhata'- it can be considered as 'motherland Bharat' or its representative i.e. our democratic ruler(member of parliament for the country or member of ligislative assembly for state) or otherwise it meant 'democracy'! democracy is the ruler, our 'Adhinayak'and 'Bharat Bhagya Vidhata'

ii)ur concept is wrong! total south india has been described as 'dravida'!

-'Vindhya Himachal' cover all kashmir, himachal pradesh , uttarakhand, hariyana etc

'sind' covers the all states on the banks of sind i.e. u can take hindustan as related to uttarpradesh, rajastan etc.

- all rivers have been recognized as a examplory of " Yamuna Ganga "

- eastern & north eastern as "utkala banga"

- all indian sea & occean covers as "Ucchala Jaladhi" i.e. high waves which meant sea & occean!!

-"Tubh Shubha Name Jage
Tubh Shubha Ashisha Mange
Gahe Tubh Jaya Gata
Jan Gan Mangaldayak Jay He
Bharat Bhagya Vidhata
Jaye He ! Jaye He ! Jaye He !" - means we awake in name of our motherland and we want ur(motherlands') blessing , we chant ur praise ! long live to our democracy!

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so Mr. Shubham: how much coverage u want more in just few lines of our respected 'national anthem' , written by kabiguru Rabindranath Thakur!
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sarvasankalpasannyasi's picture

THAT'S ABSOLUTELY TRUE.

by sarvasankalpasannyasi (not verified) - 05/09/2010 - 01:21

THAT'S ABSOLUTELY TRUE. TAGORE HAD REGRETTED IT PROFOUNDLY, BUT THE CONGRESS (I)TALIAN ARE YET TO REGRET FOR THAT.