There will be a 10-hour discussion on Vande Mataram in the Lok Sabha today.
There are many such moments recorded in the history of India, which do not lose their shine even after the passage of time. Today, when we remember the struggle for freedom, we not only remember the bravery of the brave fighters, but also those songs and slogans whose echo created a wave of freedom in the entire country. The highest, most powerful and most sacred voice among these voices was- ‘Vande Mataram’There will be a 10-hour discussion on the country’s national song ‘Vande Mataram’ in the Lok Sabha today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will start this discussion at 12 noon, The discussion regarding this song has intensified from the streets to the Parliament, In such a situation, it is important to know that at the time of independence, the song ‘Vande Mataram’ was
This is the same creation which challenged the chains of slavery, tied millions of Indians together and dispelled their fatigue in the path of struggle. This song, born 150 years ago, still arouses the same energy, the same pride and the same frenzy as it did during the days of the freedom movement. During the nineteenth century the British Government issued an order that the singing of ‘God Save the Queen’ would be mandatory in public institutions. This order hurt Bankim Chandra Chatterjee deeply. The question arose in his mind, will we praise foreign power even in our motherland?
At this very moment a new flame lit up in his mind and he decided to write a praise of Mother India. That praise, which awakens the Indian soul, which inspires the struggling people and which keeps the desire for freedom burning in the heart of every Indian.
The creation that gave direction to the freedom struggle
Around the year 1875, the tune of ‘Vande Mataram’ came from the pen of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee and within no time this composition came out of the novel Anand Math and started running in the veins of entire India. Every revolutionary who heard it felt as if this song was speaking directly to his heart. Jail cells, gallows, policies of repression – nothing could stop the inspiration of this song. The echo of ‘Vande Mataram’ was heard everywhere.
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Purity of Sanskrit and sweetness of Bengal
The beauty of this composition is that its initial stanzas are in Sanskrit, while the subsequent lines are in Bengali language, which gives it gentleness and sweetness. When Rabindranath Tagore presented it with melody in the Calcutta session of the Congress in 1896, the eyes of thousands of people sitting in the meeting were filled with pride and emotion. Later, Aurobindo made a wonderful English translation of it, which made it available to many scholars in the world.
Independent India gave the highest honor
When the country adopted its Constitution on 24 January 1950, on the same day Vande Mataram was given the status of the national song of India. It got a place of respect like the national anthem ‘Jana Gana Mana’. Today, even after 150 years, this song is not only read and sung, but it remains a living source of emotions and inspiration for Indians.
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