The Meaning of a National Anthem

"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 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 o nly 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 name 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.

Thi rd 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, 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 Matara m 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
the National Anthem.

BE PROUD TO BE INDIAN..