Hey ..
There is a very popular line from the very popular Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge about which I had blogged here. SRK keeps saying "Bade Bade deshon mein Choti Choti baatein hoti rahti hein" - in big countries, little things keep happening... - and this cannot be dismissed as a ishtyle of a hopeless romantic in a boy-meets-girl kinda hindi movie. This is so true and it always puzzles me how the Prime Minister or any leader for that matter can keep tab of what is happening all around this nation, decide what is important, prioritize and run the state..
There is always the bunch of jokers who keep inventing some controversy or the other in the otherwise peace-seeking nation. These so called 'patriots' come up with crazy ideas that disrupt the normal lives of normal people for whatever political advantages and there are followers for these 'leaders' too. They are either caste-related, religion-related, language-related......, In short, identity - related, enough to instigate anger and hate that will sustain for a few weeks or until the next election, maybe.
And this never stops.. (We had discussed a similar such act in the knights templars of today )
On such issue thatz ongoing in the same vein is the issue with the National Anthem. Early this year, seeking advice on a petition, Supreme Court asked Center if the reference to SINDH should be removed from our national anthem. Sindh is currently in Pakistan and it didnt make sense for these petitioning patriots to refer to Sindh in the anthem that they sing so respectfully !! After going back and forth on this subject, the Supreme Court finally made a decision on the subject that there was no need to change the anthem.
It surprises me what took the SC so long to arrive at this decision ? The national anthem is a song sung out of respect, loyalty and faith. It is not a glossary or Index of a list of states within the Indian Union. It is to remember the sacrifice people have made to save this holy land and remember it with pride. It cannot and need not be altered for every geographical or political change that occurs. It is surprising that the SC took so long to arrive at this decision considering the fact that it is the same Supreme Court that endorsed that it is not offensive or a crime to remain seated when the anthem is sung. .
This is just starting a trend. It is only a matter of time before portions of NorthEast or Kashmir or Goans come and stake a claim to refer their provinces in the anthem. And fighting for such a noble cause would obviously declare the leaders as true patriots in their local states laying a foundation for a strong political future.
But then, it is just not a simple matter after all, is it ? As some of my passionate friends would argue, "it is all about a painful history that takes a longer time to heal". "It is not about removing a word from a poem, but about saluting the song that refers to areas that are willingly with the enemy", is what they would say.
Well, what can one say, when after all these years there are still controversies that the Jana Gana Mana was originally written in praise of King George V when he visited India and the only reason it was chosen over the more popular Vandemataram because Vandemataram personified India as a Goddess and the Muslims wouldn't like such a thing !!
Chao ....
There is a very popular line from the very popular Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge about which I had blogged here. SRK keeps saying "Bade Bade deshon mein Choti Choti baatein hoti rahti hein" - in big countries, little things keep happening... - and this cannot be dismissed as a ishtyle of a hopeless romantic in a boy-meets-girl kinda hindi movie. This is so true and it always puzzles me how the Prime Minister or any leader for that matter can keep tab of what is happening all around this nation, decide what is important, prioritize and run the state..
There is always the bunch of jokers who keep inventing some controversy or the other in the otherwise peace-seeking nation. These so called 'patriots' come up with crazy ideas that disrupt the normal lives of normal people for whatever political advantages and there are followers for these 'leaders' too. They are either caste-related, religion-related, language-related......, In short, identity - related, enough to instigate anger and hate that will sustain for a few weeks or until the next election, maybe.
And this never stops.. (We had discussed a similar such act in the knights templars of today )
On such issue thatz ongoing in the same vein is the issue with the National Anthem. Early this year, seeking advice on a petition, Supreme Court asked Center if the reference to SINDH should be removed from our national anthem. Sindh is currently in Pakistan and it didnt make sense for these petitioning patriots to refer to Sindh in the anthem that they sing so respectfully !! After going back and forth on this subject, the Supreme Court finally made a decision on the subject that there was no need to change the anthem.
It surprises me what took the SC so long to arrive at this decision ? The national anthem is a song sung out of respect, loyalty and faith. It is not a glossary or Index of a list of states within the Indian Union. It is to remember the sacrifice people have made to save this holy land and remember it with pride. It cannot and need not be altered for every geographical or political change that occurs. It is surprising that the SC took so long to arrive at this decision considering the fact that it is the same Supreme Court that endorsed that it is not offensive or a crime to remain seated when the anthem is sung. .
This is just starting a trend. It is only a matter of time before portions of NorthEast or Kashmir or Goans come and stake a claim to refer their provinces in the anthem. And fighting for such a noble cause would obviously declare the leaders as true patriots in their local states laying a foundation for a strong political future.
But then, it is just not a simple matter after all, is it ? As some of my passionate friends would argue, "it is all about a painful history that takes a longer time to heal". "It is not about removing a word from a poem, but about saluting the song that refers to areas that are willingly with the enemy", is what they would say.
Well, what can one say, when after all these years there are still controversies that the Jana Gana Mana was originally written in praise of King George V when he visited India and the only reason it was chosen over the more popular Vandemataram because Vandemataram personified India as a Goddess and the Muslims wouldn't like such a thing !!
Chao ....
3 comments:
"As some of my passionate friends would argue"....
Siva,
It is highly unfair that you try to premptively post Eswar's comment upfront !
;p
ha ha ha ha.
I suppose its not right to have an anthem listing the various states and regions in the country. As the author pointed out, tomorrow some state might come with a request to include its name and the process will spiral out of control.
We should have made "Vandee Mataram" as the national anthem. The words are so beautiful and musical. I get goose pimples everytime i listen to it.
Well, motherland is greater and above any religion or faith affiliations. Guess some ppl have not realized that....yet.
Lovely blog yoou have here
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