There is a controversy as to whether the Indian National Anthem 'Jana Gana Mana ' was written by Rabindra Nath Tagore ( see my blogs ' Tagore ' and ' Tagore and Sharad Chandra ' on justicekatju.blogspot.in ) in praise of God, or as sycophancy in praise of the British King George the Fifth.
In my opinion the evidence is strongly in favour of the second view.
To explain, let me first quote the Engish translation of the song :
" Victory to thee, O ruler of the minds of the people,
O Dispenser of India's destiny.
Thy name rouses the hearts of Punjab, Sindh,
Gujarat and Maratha,
Of the Dravida, Odisha and Bengal;
It echoes in the hills of the Vindhyas and Himalayas,
mingles in the music of Yamuna and Ganges and is
chanted by the waves of the Indian Sea.
We get up with your blessed name on our lips
We pray for your auspicious blessings
Thou dispenser of India's destiny.
Victory, victory, victory to thee."
Now a few things must be noted about this song :
1.The song was composed at precisely the time of the visit of the British King George the Fifth and Queen Mary in December, 1911
2.The poem does not indicate any love for the Motherland.
3. The ' Adhinayak ' ( Lord or Ruler ) is being hailed. Who was the ruler of India in 1911 ? It was the British, headed by their King-Emperor.
4. Who was the ' Bharat Bhagya Vidhata ' ( dispenser of India's destiny) at that time ? It was none but the British , since they were ruling India in 1911.
5.The song was sung for the first time in India on the second day of the Calcutta Conference of the Congress Party in December 1911. This Conference was held specially to give a loyal welcome to King George the Fifth, and to thank him for annulling the Partition of Bengal in 1905.
6. The agenda of the second day of the Calcutta Conference , in which the song was sung, was specially reserved for giving a loyal welcome to George the Fifth, and a resolution was adopted unanimously that day welcoming and expressing loyalty to the Emperor and Empress.
7. It was only as late as in 1937, when he wanted to show himself as a patriot, that Tagore denied that he had written the song to honour the British King
The above facts almost conclusively prove that ' Jana Gana Mana ' was composed and sung as an act of sycophancy to the British King.
And we have proudly adopted this song as our national anthem !
Jai Ho !
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ReplyDeleteSREESHANT WAS THE SACRIFICIAL LAMB, SO THAT THE POWERFUL RICH BOSSES CAN ESCAPE . .
TWENTY WOOD CUTTERS WERE KILLED WHILE THE RED SANDER AND SANDALWOOD POLITICIAN MAFIA ARE INTACT. . . . THIS IS INDIA . . .
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THERE WAS A TIME WARP WITH SREESHANT.
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BCCI is a just society, registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act-- THE RICHEST PRIVATE SPORTS BODY . . .
http://ajitvadakayil.blogspot.in/2013/06/travesty-of-justice-sreesanth-and.html
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TAGORE WAS A DARLING OF THE WHITE INVADER .
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Capt. Ajit Vadakayil (Your Highness in foolisheness ofcource): Nobel Prize is not awarded by British Govt. it is given by Swedish and Norwegian Academy for your info. Atleast go through the wiki before publishing something:
Deletehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prize.
Also check if Jørgen Løvland and King Geoge V are relatives or not (ROFL)? By the way he headed the Nobel Committee from 1901–1922.
Can't believe such *** exists in India. You made my day had a great laugh.
Next time be little careful and cautious on whom and what you are saying without knowing any facts. For your information Rabindranath's name was in the 11th spot in list of people who shape Modern China now don't tell that he was a Chinese and did conspiracy in India. Lol.
How did you cracked NDA man? Or your just a merchant navy? You know this kind of thing raises several questions in my mind.
DeleteSir you asked few questions here are my answer as an Indian: Your Question: Who was the "Bharat Bhagya Vidhata" (dispenser of India's destiny) at that time ? My answer - At that time or for enternity India's Bhagya Vidhata is always the PEOPLE of India. It's interesting that few people like you are still in the colonial hang over but people like Rabindranath always preached and believed in democracy long back even when you were born. That's why I can see where you are and what World regards him as. There lies the difference.
ReplyDeletedon't know sir if you have the proper information on this. But the Jana gana mana our national anthem is only 2 para from the entire poem written by Rabindranath Tagore. If that was written for George V then who is the eternal charioteer here can it be Gorge V?: Patano Abhyudayo Bandhuro Panthaa Jugo Jugo Dhaabito Jaatri Hey Chiro Saarothi, Tabo Ratha Chakrey Mukharito Patho Dino Raatri translates to: The way of life is somber as it moves through ups and downs. But we, the pilgrims, have followed through ages. Oh! Eternal Charioteer, the wheels of your chariot echo day and night in the path On 10 November 1937 Tagore wrote a letter to Mr Pulin Bihari Sen about the controversy. That letter in Bengali can be found in Tagore's biography Ravindrajivani, volume II page 339 by Prabhatkumar Mukherjee. "A certain high official in His Majesty's service, who was also my friend, had requested that I write a song of felicitation towards the Emperor. The request simply amazed me. It caused a great stir in my heart. In response to that great mental turmoil, I pronounced the victory in Jana Gana Mana of that Bhagya Vidhata [ed. God of Destiny] of India who has from age after age held steadfast the reins of India's chariot through rise and fall, through the straight path and the curved. That Lord of Destiny, that Reader of the Collective Mind of India, that Perennial Guide, could never be George V, George VI, or any other George. Even my official friend understood this about the song. After all, even if his admiration for the crown was excessive, he was not lacking in simple common sense." Again in his letter of 19 March 1939 Tagore writes, "I should only insult myself if I cared to answer those who consider me capable of such unbounded stupidity as to sing in praise of George the Fourth or George the Fifth as the Eternal Charioteer leading the pilgrims on their journey through countless ages of the timeless history of mankind." (Purvasa, Phalgun, 1354, p738.) I think the evidence provided is enough for you to rethink what you have said.
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ReplyDeleteEven if one were to assume that the song was composed as an act of sycophancy in praise of the British King George the Fifth, that is not at all an issue to me because whether the words “adhinayaka” or Bharata “bhagya vidhata” denotes King George V or not is solely the prerogative of the person who sings the song in the present context and scenario and the meaning, perspective and the context changes with time. My issue is that though the song was published prior to 1947, the geography narrated in the song is restricted predominantly to post 1947 India after partition. Even though the song was composed before the partition of India in 1947, except for the isolated reference to Sindh, the song does not cover the geography and length and breadth of India adequately. There is neither a reference to Baluchistan in western India or Gandhara in north western India nor Nepal, Kashmir or Assam i.e. Pragjyotisha. On the other hand, reference to some of the regions has been repetitive. For example, since there is already a reference to the Ganga basin, there was no need to refer to Bengal. Instead, pre-partitioned Assam as the easternmost part of India ought to have been referred to. Or since there is already a reference to the Yamuna basin, Ganga need not have been referred to at all and instead the mighty Brahma Putra ought to have been referred to. There is no reference to the Hindu Kush or the Rohita and the reference to the Himalayas is vague and deceptive and the name “Himachal” convincingly seems to be used more in the nature of a political context, i.e. the State of Himachal Pradesh or a section of the Himalayas and does not inspire confidence, rather than the entire arch of the great Himalaya mountain ranges spiraling uninterrupted in northern India from the Kuen Lun in the northern part of the highlands of Kashmir to the Lagya pass in the Assam Himalaya! There is no reference to the southern islands including the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the Lakshadvipa extending to the Chagos archipelago or Phehan dvipa and the legendary mythical Lanka. Prima facie, It seems as though the partition of India was foreseen and by way of abundant caution, the song deliberately avoided reference to areas which would illegally cease to remain integral part of India!
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ReplyDelete"A certain high official in His Majesty's service, who was also my friend, had requested that I write a song of felicitation towards the Emperor. The request simply amazed me. It caused a great stir in my heart. In response to that great mental turmoil, I pronounced the victory in Jana Gana Mana of that Bhagya Vidhata [ed. God of Destiny] of India who has from age after age held steadfast the reins of India's chariot through rise and fall, through the straight path and the curved. That Lord of Destiny, that Reader of the Collective Mind of India, that Perennial Guide, could never be George V, George VI, or any other George. Even my official friend understood this about the song. After all, even if his admiration for the crown was excessive, he was not lacking in simple common sense."
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The confusion about the song was stirred up by the ineptness of the pro-British Anglo-Indian press. Their inefficiency was not surprising (The Sunday Times once ascribed the authorship of Bande Mataram to Tagore and described Jana Gana Mana as a Hindi song!) On this occasion the Anglo-Indian press -- led by The Englishman - almost uniformly reported that a Tagore song had been sung to commemorate George V's visit to India. The reports were based on understandable ignorance since the Anglo-Indian press had neither the linguistic abilities nor the interest to be accurate. Actually, two songs that had been sung that day. The Jana Gana Mana had been followed by a Hindi song composed specially for George V by Rambhuj Chaudhary. There was no real connection between the composition of the Jana Gana Mana and George V, except that the song was sung -- not written - at an event which also felicitated the king. The Anglo-Indian press [luckily for Hindutva enthusiasts and unfortunately for secularists!] heard Indian songs much in the way they looked at foreign faces: they were all the same!
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