Vandemataram

NATIONAL SONG OF INDIA
DECISION OF CONSTITUENT ASSEMBY-24 JAN1950
PREVENTION OF INSULT TO NATIONAL HONOUR ACT1971
FUNDAMENTAL DUTIES

1. Vande Mataram BharatMata in original Constitution of India duly signed by members of the Constituent Assembly (Pg160)

2. वन्दे मातरम् सुजलां सुफलाम् मलयजशीतलाम् शस्यशामलाम् मातरम्। शुभ्रज्योत्स्नापुलकितयामिनीम् फुल्लकुसुमितद्रुमदलशोभिनीम् सुहासिनीं सुमधुर भाषिणीम् सुखदां वरदां मातरम्।। १।। वन्दे मातरम्। सप्त [5] -कोटि-कण्ठ-कल-कल-निनाद-कराले कोटि-भुजैर्धृत-खरकरवाले, अबला केन मा एत बले। बहुबलधारिणीं नमामि तारिणीं रिपुदलवारिणीं मातरम्।। २।। वन्दे मातरम्। तुमि विद्या, तुमि धर्म तुमि हृदि, तुमि मर्म त्वम् हि प्राणा: शरीरे बाहुते तुमि मा शक्ति, हृदये तुमि मा भक्ति, तोमारई प्रतिमा गडि मन्दिरे-मन्दिरे त्वम् हि दुर्गा दशप्रहरणधारिणी कमला कमलदलविहारिणी वाणी विद्यादायिनी, नमामि त्वाम् नमामि कमलाम् अमलां अतुलाम् सुजलां सुफलाम् मातरम्।। ४।। वन्दे मातरम्। श्यामलाम् सरलाम् सुस्मिताम् भूषिताम् धरणीं भरणीं मातरम्।। ५।। वन्दे मातरम्।।

3. 1882 Vande Mataram from Anand Math written by BankimChandra Chatterji enjoys the status of the National Song of India . Anand Math was published in 1882 Written in Bengali and Sanskrit

4. The beautiful English rendering of this song was given by Sri Aurobindo Mother, I salute thee! Rich with thy hurrying streams, bright with orchard gleams, Cool with thy winds of delight, Dark fields waving Mother of might, Mother free. Glory of moonlight dreams, Over thy branches and lordly streams, Clad in thy blossoming trees, Mother, giver of ease Laughing low and sweet! Mother I kiss thy feet, Speaker sweet and low! Mother, to thee I salute.

5. 1896 It was first sung from a political platform at the 1896 session of the  Indian National Congress . Rahimatullah M sayani was the President of that session

6. 1905 First movies made by Heera Lal Sain ends with the Vande Mataram Smt. Sarla Devi Chaudharani , niece of Dr. Ravindranath Tagore sang  Vande Mataram  in 1905 Congress Convention, Banaras, despite ban on its singing by the British Government.

7. 1906 In March 1906, the Barisal Parishad was created and a Provincial Conference of Bengal held at Barisal. The delegates defied the ban imposed by the government and took out a massive procession through the city chanting Vande Mataram . They braved lathi -charges shedding blood and the conference came to an abrupt end.

8. 1907 Bande Mataram – weekly edition by Sri Aurobindo

9. 1907 Overseas in 1907, at Stuttgart in Germany, the convention of international socialist congress was to start. Many respectful leaders, Pt. Shyamaji Verma ,  Madam Cama , Vinayak Sawarkar  were to attend it. To pass a resolution on the India's freedom, Madam Cama initiated the speech by flouting the 1st modern India flag with Vande Mataram inscribed on it, at the centre, in Devanagari script It was for  the first time  that a flag of proposed independent India was hoisted. 

10. 1911 That Janagan Gana Mann written by Nobel laureate Rabindra Nath Tagore in 1911 and first sung on the second day of annual session of Indian National Congress held at Calcutta on 27 December 1911, on the first day of the session Vande Mataram having been sung as usual .

11. 1937 . In 1937, the Congress working Committee appointed a sub committee of Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad, Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, Subhash Chandra Bose and Acharya Narendra Dev as members to review the eligibility of  Vande Mataram to the status of national anthem. The committee was to take the guidance of Rabindra Nath Tagore. Finally, the Congress Working Committee ordered the same year that only first two stanzas of it should be sung. Later in Haripur Congress convention in 1938 for the first time only first two stanzas of  Vande Mataram  were sung.

12. Subhashchandra Bose  had adopted this song for his Indian National Army. It was broadcast in their programs from  Singapore radio station.

13. 1939 On 1 July 1939, in  Harijan , he published an essay in which he said that " Vande Mataram was a powerful battle cry" and that he himself "as a lad" was enthralled by it: "It never occurred to me that it was a Hindu song or meant only for Hindus. Unfortunately, now we have fallen on evil days. All that was pure gold has become bsae metal today. In such times, it is wisdom not to market pure gold and let it be sold as base metal. I would not risk a single quarrel over singing Vande Mataram at a mixed gathering. It will never suffer from disuse. It is enthroned in the hearts of millions."

14. First day of the Constituent Assembly

15. Netaji -Liberating “Mother India” Bharat Mata Rajendra Prasad (3 Dec1884 -28 Feb 1963), who was presiding the  Constituent Assembly  on 24 January 1950, made the following statement which was also adopted as the final decision on the issue: ...The composition consisting of words and music known as Jana Gana Mana is the National Anthem of India, subject to such alterations as the Government may authorise as occasion arises, and the song Vande Mataram , which has played a historic part in the struggle for Indian freedom, shall be honored equally with Jana Gana Mana and shall have equal status with it. (Applause) I hope this will satisfy members.  (Constituent Assembly of India, Vol. XII, 24-1-1950) That  Bande Mataram   should ever have been challenged on the ground that it was too Hindu and not secular enough for a country where there were some millions of Muslims is a sad symptom of national decadence.--- Amal Kiran “Mother India” issue of 14 October 1950

16. 1971 THE PREVENTION OF INSULTS TO NATIONAL HONOUR ACT ,1971(69 of 1971). Section 3 of the ACT provides :   Prevention of singing of Indian National Anthem, etc. Whoever intentionally prevents the singing of the Indian National Anthem or causes disturbance to any assembly engaged in such singing shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.

17. 1976 Fundamental Duties Part IV A of the Constitution of India inserted by the Constitution (42 nd Amendment)Act ,1976, deals with fundamental Duties Article 51A-It shall be the duty of every citizen of India – (c)to uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity (e) to promote harmony and the spirit of common brotherhood amongst all the people of India transcending religious, linguistic and regional or sectional diversities . The Constitution of India

18. 1976 Vande Mataram on Stamp

19. 1977 Fatherland Article 62 of the 1977 constitution of the U.S.S.R. says- “Defense of the socialist motherland is the sacred duty of every citizen of the U.S.S.R. betrayal of the motherland is the gravest of crimes against the people”. (7)-The 1993-Constitution of the Russian federation says- Art .59.1-The protection of the fatherland is the duty and obligation of the Russian federation. Russia

20. 1982 Motherland Article 55 of the 1982- Constitution of the Chinese republic repeats, in no less emphatic terms: It is the sacred duty of every citizen to defend the motherland and resist aggression. China

21. Motherland Motherland It would be pertinent , in this context, to mention that the erstwhile ruling party of Turkey was named the “ Motherland Party” Turkey

22. 1992 The resolution passed by the Parliament of India dated 23-12-1992 that every session of Parliament shall close with the music of Vande Mataram .

23. 2015 Insert Vande Mataram in the section 3 of PREVENTION OF INSULTS TO NATIONAL HONOUR ACT ,1971 Acknowledged by PM and HM

24. Music for Vande Mataram on All India Radio was given by Ravi Shankar awarded by Bharat Ratan

25. International view Nation India England Russia Ireland Germany Personification Bharat Mata Britannica Holy Russia Kathleen Ni Houlihan Germania

26. France La liberté guidant le peuple Germany Germania

27. Britannia UK Kathleen Ni Houlihan Ireland

28. Sri Aurobindo -Spiritual Nationalism National India America England France Germany Russia National Soul Spirituality Commercial energy Practical intelligence Clear logical brain Speculative genius Emotional force

29. Nationalism and internationalism No internationalism without the recognition of nations Unity in diversity

30. Honble Madras High Court W.P.No.32316 of 2013 25/7/2017 W.P.No.32316 of 2013 ( a)The National Song “ Vande Matharam ” shall be played and sung in all schools/colleges/Universities andother educational institutions atleast once aweek (Preferably on Monday or Friday); (b)The National Song “ Vande Matharam ” shall be played and sung in all Government Offices and Institutions/Private companies/ Factories and industries at least once a Month; (c)The Director of Public Information is directed to upload and circulate the translated version of “ Vande Matharam ” in Tamil and English thereby making it available in the Government websites and also in social media; (d)Let a copy of this order be marked to the Chief Secretary of the Government of Tamil Nadu, who shall issue appropriate instructions to the concerned authorities; (e)In the event, any person/ organisation has difficulty in singing or playing the National Song, he orshe shall not be compelled or forced to sing it, provided there are valid reasons for not doing so. The youth of this country are the future of tomorrow. This Court hopes and trusts that this order shall be taken in the right spirit and also implemented in letter and spirit by the citizenry of this great Nation.

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