and poignancy- unless there is a second national song. Whereas in most countries, there is only one national anthem, in the Republic of India, secularism and the influence of vocal minorities brokered a compromise creating a national anthem, “Jana Gana Mana,” and a second national song, “Vande Mataram” meaning “Hail to the Motherland.” While the latter was the original rallying point of independence, and the concept of “Swadesh” (self-determination) in India, its references to India as the manifestation
Animal Farm, an eye opening novel about a socialist revolution, this novel has often been associated with the Russian Revolution of 1916, however, it also shares relevance with other revolutions. The Indian Revolution of 1858 parallels Animal Farm in three main way; a unifying flag, an influential anthem and the illusion of freedom. When your country’s flag is raised up in the sky and is waving in the wind you get a feeling of motivation and are reminded of your real goals. The flag in Animal Farm
Sanskrit means “purified, devoted, blessed”. Sanskrit is ancient classical lithurgical language of India in which the very first book of world Rigveda was written. ORIGIN and EVOLUTION: Numerous theories regarding it’s origin have been proposed/formulated by linguists. Two main theories of Vedic Sanskrit origin are: • It divinely originated along with Hindu scriptures like the Vedas, the Upnishads and the Puranas handed over to mankind by sages of Sanatan Dharm. • Originated from Baltic and Slavic
articles, songs and poems electrifying the independence movement, though he never participated in it directly. He was the only person to have written the national anthems of two countries. Two famous songs composed by him Amar Sonar Bangla and Jana Gana Mana became national anthem of Bengladesh and India respectively after their independence. Aside from this, the greatest legacy of the poet to his country is the world renowned institution known as ‘Vishwa-Bharti University’. Life History of Rabindranath