Vande Mataram

The song Vande Mataram, composed in Sanskrit by Bankimchandra Chatterji, was a source of inspiration to the people in their struggle for freedom. It has an equal status with Jana-gana-mana. The first political occasion when it was sung was the 1896 session of the Indian National Congress.

Once gain our Human resource and development minister has managed to whip up Indian passions and tried to and mind you he has even succeeded in polarizing the Indian society by raking up the issue of Vande Mataram rendition. It is a great disappointment and very disgusting to see the rise of the UGLY HEAD OF POLORISED SOCIETY. And once again we have been made to realize, at least I have realized that politicians can stoop to any level to raise their profile among the voters and appease them, so that they may never leave their position of power.

This controversy was not at all needed at the time when India has been in danger from powers within and outside her. By making a mountain of a mole hill , they have given us a fair indication of what will happen if the country is left to the whims and caprices of some petty individuals.

And all this controversy for nothing because historians have pointed out that nothing of relevance happened to the song on September 7, 1906 to warrant its public singing precisely 100 years later. The song was composed in the 1870s, incorporated into the novel, Anandmath, a decade later, and gradually adopted as an iconic song and slogan of the freedom movement. But due to an official circular issued by the Union Human Resource Development Ministry in July instructing State Governments to ensure the song was sung at 11 a.m. on y to mark its "centenary," political parties, schools and even some government offices in many States across India held events commemorating Vande Mataram. The official circular was subsequently revised last month following the controversy sparked by its earlier draft, with some organizations, particularly Muslim ones, arguing that the Government had no right to compel citizens to take part in the public singing of a song with denominational undertones.

The Bhartiya Janata Party went berserk and tried it’s once again “”Oh so Effective “”

Rhetoric of If u don’t sing the song then you are not an Indian. These people don’t realize that such acts of foolhardiness and rash nature dent the psyche of the already divided social and moral fiber of the country. We have already been witness to the acts of the BJP which would qualify with flying colors on being SOCIETY DIVIDING TECHNIQUES.

And to hear these people talking about the song is like

Ulta Chor kotwal ko daante thing

After the great flip flop on the HRD minister about the rendition of the song not being compulsory only goes to show his firm mind and rock solid conscience on national issues.

And surprises of surprise

Sonia Gandhi was conspicuously absent from the official congress rendition of the Vande Mataram. The reasons for her absence varied from being held up by prior appointments to being unwell. It was the duty of the leader of the Congress to represent herself in the song rendition after so much hulla balloh was raised on it.

Then according to the logic given by the BJP, Sonia Gandhi is not a true Patriot.

My advice to the BJP and the congress party is that, leave all such mundane issues in the corner and please concentrate on more important issues such as the nuclear deal and tackling terrorism both internal and external sponsored because

Our country is in danger

From external, deadly foes

And we must unite inside her

Or we will crumble from within.