Global Phenomenon Addressed: Fwd: Jana Gana Mana is a Prayer to God

Sunday, October 9, 2011

Fwd: Jana Gana Mana is a Prayer to God

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From: Ashok T. Jaisinghani <ashokjai@sancharnet.in>
Date: Sun, Oct 9, 2011 at 3:34 PM
Subject: Jana Gana Mana is a Prayer to God

Jana Gana Mana is a Prayer to God

Some dogmatic persons are still trying to find fault with Jana Gana Mana by wrongly stating that Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore had written the song in honor of King George V, the British Emperor, during his visit to India in the year 1911. It just does not matter even if some boys and girls had sung Jana Gana Mana to welcome the British Emperor to India.

To understand whether it was written in praise of the King or not, we should carefully read all the words in the song shown below:

Jana gana mana Adhinaayaka jaya hey,

Bhaarata bhaagya Vidhaata.

Panjaaba, Sindha, Gujaraata, Maraathhaa,

Draavida, Utkala, Banga,

Vindya, Himaachala, Yamunaa, Gangaa,

Uchchhala jaladhi taranga.

Tava shubha naame jaage,

Tava shubha aashisha maange,

Gaahey tava jaya gaathaa.

Jana gana Mangaladaayaka jaya hey,

Bhaarata bhaagya Vidhaata.

Jaya hey, jaya hey, jaya hey,

Jaya, jaya, jaya, jaya hey.

The controversy whether or not Jana Gana Mana was a song written in honor of King George V, the British Emperor, can be solved by the meaning of the following two lines of Rabindranath Tagore's poem:

Tava shubha naame jaage,

Tava shubha aashisha maange

The meaning of the two lines shown above is as follows:

Waking up with your holy name,

We ask for your auspicious blessings.

In all the religious communities of India, the devotees take the name of God upon awakening in the early morning and seek his blessings. So it is absolutely clear that Jana Gana Mana is a song in praise of God. Jana Gana Mana is definitely a prayer.

The devotees do not seek the blessings of any king or emperor on waking up in the morning. The meaning of the two lines prove without any doubt that Jana Gana Mana could never have been written by Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore for praising King George V, the British Emperor.

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Dirgha Raj Prasai" <dirgharajprasai@gmail.com>
To: <desiyatra@googlegroups.com>
Sent: 06 Oct 2011 6:08 AM
Subject: Re: (Desiyatra)-- Sindhis can Prevent Deletion of Sindh from Jana
Gana Mana

Dear Indian Nationalists !

I am from Nepal. Since 2009, I have been expressing my opinion on
Indian national anthem to change. So, please read, convey to all and use.

My Suggestion to Change the Indian National Anthem

By Dirgha Raj Prasai (Nepal)

The present national anthem of India represents the past depressed
time of India by British. The great laureate and poet of India,
Rabindra Nath Tagore had composed a song

"Jaana Gaana Maana Adhinayaka Jaya He

Bharat Bhagya Bidhata….." to welcome the British Emperor
George-V in 1911 AD. After the independence of India (1947), the song
accepted as the national anthem. Yes, the song was highly appreciated
as a welcome song at that time. But, why it was accepted in
'Independent-India' as a national anthem? This indicates that the
Indian mentality has been influenced by the British imperialism.
It may be that former Indian PM Nehru was Indian by body, but was an
Englishman at heart. The British Emperor George V traveled to India
with the queen at 1911, the King and Queen traveled to Delhi Durbar
where George wore the newly-created Imperial Crown of India at the
ceremony and declared the shifting of the capital of India from
Calcutta to Delhi. On 15 December of same year, he laid the foundation
stone of New Delhi with Queen Mary. . . .

Email: dirgharajprasa@gmail.com

On 10/5/11, Ashok T. Jaisinghani <ashokjai@sancharnet.in> wrote:

Sindhis can Prevent Deletion of Sindh

From Jana Gana Mana

Some persons are again trying to get "Sindh" deleted from Jana Gana Mana, the National Anthem of India written by the great poet Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore. The Sindhi leaders can easily prevent the deletion of "Sindh" from Jana Gana Mana if they take one step, which I have explained below.

The main objection to the mention of Sindh in the National Anthem is the fact that Sindh is a part of Pakistan. At present, no part of Sindh is in India, though there are millions of Sindhis living in the country.

This objection can be removed if all the Sindhi leaders, living in India and other countries, jointly petition the Government of Gujarat to create a small district with the name of Sindh from the District of Kutch. I am sure that the large-hearted Kutchis will accept this proposal, just as they had welcomed the Sindhi refugees from Pakistan to settle in Kutch after the Partition of India in 1947.

Should the Sindhi leaders not send a petition to the Government of Gujarat requesting it to make the region of Adipur-Gandhidham in Kutch into a separate District of Sindh? The Sindhi leaders from all over the world must send such a petition as soon as possible. The majority of the people in the Adipur-Gandhidham region of Kutch are Sindhis, whose parents and grandparents had migrated to India from Sindh after the Partition of the country.

Once we are able to get a very small District of Sindh anywhere in India, there will be no need for the Government of India to delete the name of Sindh from Jana Gana Mana. Even if it is very small, the new District of Sindh will be known as a part of India. Jana Gana Mana will then require no correction, as far as the mention of Sindh in the National Anthem is concerned.