The poem was composed in December 1911, precisely at the time of the Coronation Durbar of George V, and "Bharat Bhagya vidhata" and "Adhinayaka" is considered by some to be in praise of King George V and not God. The composition was first sung during a convention of the then loyalist Indian National Congress in Calcutta on Dec. 26, 1911.[2] It was sung on the second day of the convention, and the agenda of that day devoted itself to a loyal welcome of George V on his visit to India.
"The proceedings began with the singing by Babu Rabindranath Tagore of a song specially composed by him in honour of the Emperor." (Englishman, Dec. 28, 1911)
Even the report of the annual session of the Indian National Congress of December 1911 stated this difference:
"On the first day of 28th annual session of the Congress, proceedings started after singing Vande Mataram. On the second day the work began after singing a patriotic song by Babu Ravindranath Tagore. Messages from well wishers were then read and a resolution was passed expressing loyalty to King George V.............
Another controversy is that only 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.
Even North-East which was under British rule is not mentioned
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Personally I dont agree that a national anthem should include the parts of the country it is against the unity and integrity of country. Accepting an anthem because it was in Hindi (?) or written by a great person is not justified.
Vande Mataram on the other hand talks about the motherland and that does include essentially everything , so there is no need for separate mention of each state ! It talks about something that we have in common a respect for our land as our mother .
"The proceedings began with the singing by Babu Rabindranath Tagore of a song specially composed by him in honour of the Emperor." (Englishman, Dec. 28, 1911)
Even the report of the annual session of the Indian National Congress of December 1911 stated this difference:
"On the first day of 28th annual session of the Congress, proceedings started after singing Vande Mataram. On the second day the work began after singing a patriotic song by Babu Ravindranath Tagore. Messages from well wishers were then read and a resolution was passed expressing loyalty to King George V.............
Another controversy is that only 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.
Even North-East which was under British rule is not mentioned
Courtesy : Wikipedia
Personally I dont agree that a national anthem should include the parts of the country it is against the unity and integrity of country. Accepting an anthem because it was in Hindi (?) or written by a great person is not justified.
Vande Mataram on the other hand talks about the motherland and that does include essentially everything , so there is no need for separate mention of each state ! It talks about something that we have in common a respect for our land as our mother .
