Our National Anthem




Thou art the ruler of the minds of all people,
dispenser of India?s destiny.
Thy name rouses the hearts of Punjab, Sind,
Gujarat and Maratha,
Of the Dravida and Orissa and Bengal;
It echoes in the hills of the Vindyas and Himalayas,
mingles in the music of Jamuna and Ganges and is
chanted by the waves of the Indian Sea.
They pray for thy blessings and sing thy praise.
The saving of all people waits in thy hand,
thou dispenser of India?s destiny.
Victory, victory, victory to thee.

Its been alleged that Rabindranath Tagore has wrote this poem honouring King George V and the Queen of England when they visited India in 1919. To honour their visit Pundit Motilal Nehru asked the legend to write poem in the praise of the king and queen. Later on its been announced as our national anthem. 

The controversy arose suspecting the meaning of “adhinayak" and "bhagyavidhata” denoting  the English king and queen, In many instances the poet has  praised both of them. If u have any Bengal friends get it cleared.

To your knowledge, many have approached the court insisting that the song should be ruled out.

To its rescue author Bhagwan S. Gidwani (Author of The Sword of Tipu Sultan & Return of the Aryans ) ,a high profiled writer has expressed his views that no one could doubt such a legend on these grounds and those who make such baseless charges apparently know nothing of Gurudev's undying allegiance to India and his supreme sense of patriotism. To him, those suspected names address the gods and not the royals, obviously poets are well versed in writing poem with hidden meaning. He might have written it to deceive Nehru and express his patriotism.

We humbly request the law makers not to give a verdict insisting a new national anthem should be penned down by eminent writers and background scored by the Oscar awardee, disturbing the dignity of the Nobel awardee.

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