Hindus have got to struggle for Vande Mataram
If
a few persons have got amazed at the raucous behavior of Shaifqur Rehman Burq
of BSP in deserting the Lok Sabha to protest against playing of Vande Mataram,
National Song of India, they must be said that this is nothing new and the fact
that row over Vande Mataram has been going down the ages between Hindus and
Muslims, in particular owing to Islamic perspective, is also a cruel reality.
Vande
Mataram, ever since its acceptance in the national spectrum, has been
challenged by Islamists and violent expression of the same was witnessed during
the heydays of national freedom struggle. Vande Mataram or Hail the Motherland is
based on a Hindu perspective of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and its most
extensive implementation took place through the revolutionaries in Bengal during
“Agnijug”, followed by others in the rest of India.
Gallant
sacrifices of revolutionaries in India became synonymous with the mantra of “Vande
Mataram” but it didn’t embolden then Congress – resulting in truncating original
“Vande Mataram”, especially the phrase –
Tvam hi
Durga dashapraharana dharini/Kamala, Kamaladalaviharini/Vani, vidyadayini
namami tvam, to appease Muslims.
And this
tradition of appeasement has been going on without a single break; at every
time, once a controversy is raised by Islamists regarding Vande Mataram,
political parties cutting across (alleged) ideological differences, virtually
race to pacify Islamists.
Few people
can recollect, “SreePadma monogram” of Calcutta University was also changed in
1940 to placate Muslim radicals indicting educational scenario then in undivided
Bengal under a strong Hindu influence.
Vande
Matarm is yet to get its due in India and has experienced ignominy only due to
lack of Hindu strength.
Such
Islamic accusations against it will continue to surface as Muslim radicals will
not miss an opportunity ever to censure Vande Mataram severely.
Hindus
have got to wage an eternal struggle to preserve dignity of Vande Mataram.
To Know
More Please Read:
“SreePadma monogram” of
Calcutta University removed to appease Islamists
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