Vande Matram Hindu National Song Or Terrorist Song?

[amar_jkp]

Vande matram Hindu national song or terrorist song?

Vande matram Hindu national song or terrorist song?

When Anna Hazare prostrated on Gandhi Samadhi before starting his fast and raised his head he called thrice "Bande Mataram". This compelled me to study why he chose "Bande Mataram" only, why not "inquilab Zindabad" or something else.

Since the Muslim scholars had long been opposing this song on the basis that it's wordings appear to be SHIRK, but this weak argument never satisfied me. After going thru the novel in which this song consisting of 8 stanzas is written, I came to the conclusion that this song is an open challenge to the country who claims to have pledged to fight against terrorism.

The article is lengthy but a must read for those who want to know how the hatred between the Hindus and Muslims was penetrated in the minds, what philosphy was working behind the formation of Shuddhi Movment, Arya Samaj, Hindu Maha Sabha and RSS and all their successors who are still leaving no stone unturned to flame the hatred and spoil the peace of this country. Going deep in to this song and it's background one can understand easily how and why hundreds of Muslims are killed by the Hindu terrorist groups, how the police and army and even judiciary sometimes help the killers to escape unchecked. This song and the novel unveils the real intensions behind various blasts take place in the country and blame goes on the Muslims.

[amar_jkp]

Vande Mataram.Hindu national song or a terrorist’s song ?

Before associating this song with fascist Hindus or even before arguing why it is rejected by the Muslims, it is important to analyze the song in the light of human nature and the history of extremism and terrorism. A call unto religious, linguistic or regional fanaticism is a more powerful weapon to wield power than call towards humanity. It generates the hatred faster and unites the extremist minds with more zeal. Had Hitler not given the call against Jews being a foreign intruders destroying German’s economy, no German would have stood so strongly against the Jews. Had Mustafa Kamal Ataturk not given a call against Arabs who had betrayed Turkey’s centuries old good deeds with them, Turks would not have gone hateful to the extent of banning everything of Arabs even the language which was associated with their religion. Russian revolution against Czar, Iranian revolution against Shah and America, Mandela’s revolution against Whites, Sikh’s revolt under the leadership of Bhindranwala, Tamil Tiger’s years long bloody war against Sinhalese and Bangladesh’s hatred against Pakistan etc would not have yielded results if the same centuries old formula of penetrating hatred on the basis of religion, language, region or color or race, no one can come to power easily. Often Indian TV channels show fake stories of how Taliban, Al Qaeda, Lashkar and Indian Mujahedeen etc are doing all these inhuman tactics against India but they never show how a few Hindu fascist groups are doing to demolish mosques, blast the trains etc. Since most of the sponsors of these propaganda channels belong to the same fascist and communal parties who have been leading the country towards communal hatred ever since and have succeeded to a large extent in exploiting the public sentiments in turning against the Muslims. Unfortunately the common men do not read the history, whatever they watch on television; they take it for granted as an eternal fact. The same militant mentality is still dominating Indian politics which inherited the hatred and demolished churches and staged the drama of attacks on the Parliament, Vishwanath temple, public places and Taj hotel.

Vande Mataram is one of such songs which were written to provoke hatred to sow the seed of hatred between Hindus and Muslims. Although the real meanings of terrorism is yet to be defined, but whatever terrorism is regarded today and affiliated to Muslims is evidently originated from the novel “Anand Mat” written by Bankham chander Chatterji. This song was once upon a time a pledge to join the force against Muslims about 225 years ago, and still today this is the slogan song of all the communal and fascist groups in India. Those who had recommended this song to be included as “National Anthem” they too belonged to these fascist parties. Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru had vast knowledge of the history, he had sensed the poisonous effects of this song, and therefore he had abolished this song from the Indian National congress’s national songs list. He had openly opposed the song in the parliament along with several other Socialist and Communist leaders like Ram Manohar Lohia and M.N. Roy.

Those who take it as a national song without going deep in to the history and background of the song, they are at mistake. The Verses of the song are meaningless unless they are read in the context of the novel’s story. For example, can anyone understand the meaning of this verse without having the knowledge of its background?

[amar_jkp]

Koti koti kantha kalakalaninaada karaale stunning voice of 30 crore fighters

koti koti bhujai.rdhR^itakharakaravaale 60 crore swords in both hands

abalaa keno maa eto bale Is our mother still weak even after having such force?

bahubaladhaariNiiM namaami taariNiiM o my mother of strong hands, I kiss your feet

ripudalavaariNiiM maataraM || you are the destroyer of enemy’s army o my mother

The advocates of this song must explain here who are 30 crore? Who is enemy? Against whom this call of war is given? If it were a song for freedom fight against English, then the population of India was not 30 crore. (NOTE: Koti koti means “many lakhs or many millions. But it is translated as 30 crores or 30 million in various translations because Bhawananda explains this himself in his speech after singing the verse)

To understand the background, one has to go through the story of “Anand Mat” briefly.

In 1772 when there was a Muslim rule in Bengal, a group of Nexalite type Hindus stood against the Muslim rule and formed a movement called “Bande Mataram”. The goal was to replace the Muslim king with a Hindu rule. The movement grew up in Poornia, Danapoor and Tarhat areas. The Safron color mobs used to go to villages, give the slogan of “Bande Mataram” and recruit the Hindu youths to riot in the Muslim areas. They used all kinds of available arsenal to attack, looting and killings. This bloodshed continued until 1774 when East India company got power in Bengal. The group had first thought that the English will be a help for them to cut Muslims in to pieces but East India Company was playing its own game. The Company used the terrorist gang against the Muslim ruler, and then wiped out the gang too who was dreaming of Hindu Raj in alliance with English. Many were punished rigorously by the English and the movement died with its leaders. Bankhim Chatterji revived the slogan and incarnated it in a poem in his novel “Anand Mat”. Chatterji was undoubtedly an adept writer. His pen earned popularity as it’s ink spread poison against Muslims. Although he wrote several novels, fictions and articles but the novel “Anand Mat’s” popularity was not comparable to any other writing as this novel was deeply communal against Muslims. The poem’s verses are written in different chapters related to the situation. It is a semi historical novel. The writer had good control over dramatizing the history and giving the message here and there between the lines. The ultimate goal was to tell upper caste Hindus that their existence with Muslims is not acceptable to the Dharma. Very cleverly he put every effort to project Muslims as the enemy of this land while the land is a mother Goddess.

The strange factor is that Bankhim Chatterji’s education up to graduation was sponsored by a Muslim Trust called “Haji Mohsin Education Trust”. The unthankful attitude of Chatterji is shameful. The hero of the novel is Bhawananda, a fundamentalist High caste Brahmin Sanyasi who recruits youths for his mission. He meets a person called Mahendra. Mahendra’s mother and sister were once rescued by Bhawananda from decoits. Mahendra gets impressed from Bhawananda and slowly gets attracted in his song of Vande Mataram. Bhawananda sings the song for Mahendra again and again, and explains the verses and shows how important it is to get rid of the Muslims from Bangal. To invoke the feelings of worship to the motherland he calls the holy land as mother Goddess and says “look, how your mother is bearing tortures at the hands of foreign invaders (Muslims), and asks if it is not selfishness to tolerate the Muslims who are ruling over his mother’s chest. Mahendra does appreciates Bhawanada’s love for his land but gets afraid to join the gang, tries to refrain him from armed violence. Bhawananda burst out with anger and gives a long speech which ends on these dialogues “OUR RELIGION HAS BEEN SPOILED, OUR RACE HAS BEEN DESTROYED AND OUR LIVES ARE UNSAFE. UNLESS YOU WILL NOT KICK OUT MUSLIMS FROM OUR LAND NEITHER YOUR RELIGION IS SAFE NOR YOU CAN REMAIN IN YOUR RELIGION”. Mahendra asks how could Bhawananda fight single handedly. Here Bhawananda replies by singing the 2^nd verse which says “when 30 crore voices will roar, 60 crore swords will be in their both hands, can our mother be weak even after such strength?” Mahendra is still not satisfied. He mentions that Muslim’s backlash will be far stronger. Bhawananda replies “YOUR IDLENESS IS THEIR STRENGTH. THE ENGLISH DO NOT RUN AWAY FROM WAR BUT THE MUSLIMS DO. THEY ARE COWARD; THEY CAN NOT FACE THE DANGER. THEY RUN AWAY EVEN IN A LITTLE SWEAT”. Next morning Bhawananda takes Mahendra to the temple “Anand Mat”.

The Brahmchari Mahant of the temple takes Mahendra inside the dark temple’s room where Vishnu’s idol is shown with a beautiful small idol is kept on the lap of Vishnu. There are some slaughtered heads full of blood stains lying at the feet of Vishnu. Brahmchari asks Mahendra: did you see that female idol in the lap of Vishnu? Mahendra says: yes, but who is she? Brahmchari answers: That is our mother, we are her sons, say “Bande Mataram”.

Brahmchari takes Mahendra in another room where there is another big idol of Jagat Dhari and says “This was the dignity of our mother Bharat Mata before enemies (Muslims) arrived”. Mahendra prostrates . Then the Brahmchari takes him to another room underground where there is an idol of Kali Maata. It is black and naked. He says to Mahendra: “our enemies have brought our mother to this demoralized condition. Laxmi and Saraswati are no more beside her as the enemies have snatched them away”. Mahendra asks ”why is she carrying weapons in her hand?” Brahmchari answers: “We gave these weapons in her hands. She is our mother, we are her sons” and chants loudly“Bande Mataram”.

Mahendra is taken to another room where he meets Durga Devi’s idol. It is beautiful, majestic and divine. Laxmi and Saraswati’s idols too are set on the right and left of Durga Maata. Brahmchari says to Mahendra: “when we sons of Maata will destroy the Muslim enemies, our Maata will come back to this glorious status once again”. He then turns to the idols and sings the 4^th verse of the song passionately:

TvaM hi durgaa dashapraharaNadhaariNii You are Durga with ten hands carrying arms

kamalaa kamaladala vihaariNii You are Kamla who lives in Lotus

vaaNii vidyaadaayinii namaami tvaaM you are river of knowledge, accomplisher

Namaami kamalaaM amalaaM atulaaM I am your slave, slave of slaves, slave of slaves of slaves

SujalaaM suphalaaM maataraM || O my mother with clean waters and delicious fruits, I prostrate to you.

Mahendra is completely brainwashed now. He is no more the same Mahendra. His feels heat in his Blood to take oath. He turns to Brahmchari and says “I pledge now Bande Mataram”. Bhawananda is Delighted.

[amar_jkp]

Lies about Vande Matram

It is associated with Freedom fight of India while it is not. Bankhim himself as well Aurobindo Ghosh both gave the title of “Bengal Anthem” to this song. The novel depicts English as the savior of India and Muslims being the destroyers of India. Throughout the novel the English are shown as a well wishers, patron and sympathetic of Hindu fascism against Muslims. English rule is regarded as just and Muslim rule is projected as unjust and cruel.

There are stunning dialogues used to challenge Muslim’s ego such as:

NO WAY OUT EXCEPT KILLING AWAY MUSLIMS

Page 28: Bhawananda says: Is the king saving us? He has snatched our religion, nation and prestige. Now we are on the verge to die. Is it possible for Hindus to remain a Hindu without kicking out these drunkard bearded Muslims?

Mahendra asks: How could you kick them out?

Bhawananda answers: Kill them

MUSLIMS DON’T WORSHIP OUR GODS, SO WIPE THEM OUT

Page 68: Bhawananda says: We are not eager to get throne. We only want to get rid of Muslims completely as they do not worship our Bhagwans.

ENGLISH ARE SAVIOURS OF INDIA

Page 81: Bhawananda says: The English came to rescue India and save us from Muslims.

Page 81: Bhawananda says to an English soldier: Captain; I will not kill you. English are not our enemies. Why you came to help Muslims? I spare your life but you will be under our custody. You are our friends, jai ho (long live) English.

ENGLISH MUST KEEP AWAY WHEN HINDUS ARE FIGHTING

Page 82: Shanti says to an Englishman: I want to ask you one thing; why do you interfere when Hindus are fighting against Muslims?

SANTHAANS (KARSEVAKS)’S VISCIOUS ACTIVITIES

The gang members of the Bhawananda party are named “Santhaan” in the novel. The writer reminds us of Gujrat, Orissa, Bombay 1992, Hashimpura and Nille’s carnage when Hindutva terrorism was at peak and the Karsewaks and Seniks were repeating the history of Santhaans which the writer describes with pride in these words describing the victory over Muslims.

Page 101 : All (Santhaans) are busy in looting now. All Muslim villages are unsafe. They will return home only after looting the Muslim villages and the “Resham ki Kothhi” (The Muslim Nawab Governor’s palace)

Page 108: The gangs of the Santhaan were roaming in the streets singing “Vande Matram” and Jai Jagdeesh. One group was looting enemy’s weapons, other one was looting clothe. Someone was kicking on the face of Muslim’s dead bodies. Some groups were engaged in stopping the people one by one and asking if they are ready to utter “Vande Matram” or face death. Someone was looting the shops of fruits and food stuff and someone was drinking milk from the Milk vendors. Some brave among them were chanting “Gopes of Burj have arrived, where are the Gopies?” (they were searching for Muslim Girls in the same style of Gujrat riots). All Santhaans were shouting “MUSLIMS DEFEATED, COUNTRY IS OURS NOW, O BROTHERS SAY HARI HARI”. They would give a horrible death if any Muslim is found. Some groups organized themselves and put the Muslim houses on fire and looted the booty. A NUMBER OF MUSLIMS CUT OFF THEIR BEARDS, RUBBED THE ASH ON THE FACES AND STARTED CHANTING RAM RAM. ON ASKING, THEY WOULD SAY WE ARE HINDUS.’’

The Muslims were saying to themselves “AFTER ALL, IS QURAN PROVED WRONG? WHAT WE GOT FROM PRAYING 5 TIMES A DAY? ALL WAS WRONG, HINDUS HAVE WON”

EXTREME LOYALTY TO ENGLISH RULE

Those who take it for granted that the song Vande Matram is a national song, must read the following excerpts of Anand Mat and decide by themselves whether this movment was national or anti-national or a terrorist.

Page 123-125: The Sanyasis (Santhaans) defeated the Muslims. Leader of the Santhaans Satyanand says to Mahaguru: “Guruji, I humbly request you to tell me what we do next. I fought the war, won it and waived the flag of Santhaans”.

MahaGuru replies: Your mission is over. Muslims demolished. Now no need of any killing unnecessary.

Satyanand says: Of course, Muslim reign is over but the Hindu Raj is yet to be established.

MahaGuru says: Hindu state will not be established.

Satyanand says: O Prabhu (O God), If not Hindu state, then what state will be established? Another Muslim estate?

MahaGuru answers: There will be English rule now. You can not do welfare for the country. Whatever will happen now that will be good in your favour. Sanathan Dharm (Hinutva) can not prevail without the English rulers. English are highly educated. They will enlighten us with the education. Unless Hindus will benefit from their education, they can not attain power. People will leave peacefully as long as English will rule. No need to fight against English, come with me without arms or weapons.

Satyanand says: If it were that the English had to be made rulers, why then we were made to fight for them?

MahaGuru answers: English were hoarders that time. Their eyes were on hoardings only. Now they will take the reign in their hands only due to Santhaans. Take it this way that the English will establish their rule only because of you.

Satyanand’s eyes filled with tears. He says with pain “shall I irrigate my mother with enemy’s blood”?

MahaGuru says: who enemy? Who is enemy? There is no enemy anymore. English are our friends. No one can dare to fight against them. There is no such power on the earth to defeat English.

In the last chapter, the writer changes the plot of novel. Instead of concluding on establishment of Hindu Raj, he diverted the end towards loyalty of English. Thus he killed two birds in one hit. He succeeds in spreading hatred against Muslims and on the other hand wins the laurels by the English. He welcomes English in the last chapter and says: “NOW ENGLISHMEN HAVE COME. OUR LIVES AND PROPERTIES WILL BE SAFE IN THEIR HANDS”

VISHNU POOJA IS NOTHING BUT KILLING MUSLIMS

Part 3, chapter 1 says “the Santhaans, the real sons of Bharat Maata, propogate Vande Mataram”. They gather Hindus and ask “Do you worship Vishnu?” They would inquire: “how to worship Vishnu”? Santhaans reply: “destroy Muslim houses, put them on fire”.

The same chapter delineates how these Vande Mataram chanters harass Muslims, how Muslims beg for life and run away leaving their houses behind. The Santhaans collect the booty from these houses and deposit in Vishnu temple. Prostrate to Vishnu and pledge to recruit more number of volunteers.

WHEN WILL WE DEMOLISH MOSQUES AND REPLACE THEM WITH TEMPLES?

Part 3, chapter 8 is full of Muslim’s carnage which was repeated in Gujrat. The chapter describes how the Muslims were slaughtered here and there. The Hindu zealots are full of passion and courage had tightened the rope around the Muslims. Muslim rule is finished. Their dignity, supremacy, wealth and power all ruined. They were running for their lives. The writer presents this victorious moments in these words : “Everywhere there were huge noises of “Kill Muslims”. Whole atmosphere was singing Vande Mataram.” One of the loyal son asks: “WHEN THAT DAY WILL COME WHEN WE WILL DEMOLISH MOSQUES AND REPLACE THEM WITH TEMPLES OF RADHA AND MAHADEV”. (this is to be noted that Ex Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s first poem too had the same theme of demolishing mosques and replacing them with temples).

Coincidences of the History:

Dr. K.B. Hedgewar, a Nagpoori, studies his medicine in Bengal from where he inherits this philosophy of hatred against the Muslims. Bankhim had culminated this novel on loyalty to British merely to scape from any wrath against him and , at the same time, he wanted to take the English rulers in confidence, but Hedgewar inherited the main message of the novel and brought the spark of Vande Mataram and establishes RSS in 1925. By then Vande Matarm had almost died but he revived it thrugou the formation of RSS. Nizam state comprising of Andhra, Telangana, Karnataka and Maharashtra was most peaceful state on earth. In 1937, RSS workers along with Arya Samaj and Hindu Maha Sabha brought the seeds of hatred to Hyderabad too and some students demanded to sing Vande Mataram in Osmania University. This sparked many riots inside and outside of Hyderabad. Many Muslim localities were burnt. In retaliation, Nawab Bahadur Yar Jung and Qasim Rizvi established their own “Raza Kaar” organization to combat with fanatic Hindus. This was the beginning of terrorism in South. As far as North is concerned, Sardar patel, Dr. Rajender Prasad and Justice Kapoor who acquitted RSS in Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination case were the main stalwarts of RSS. Qaid-e-Azam Mohammed Ali Jinah was lenient on Vande Mataram until he was in Congress. Later when he realized the hatred hidden in this song, he changed his stand. In an argument in the then parliament Sardar Patel was slapped by Abdul Rab Nashtar in the session on this issue. Since then this song had become a thorn between Hindus and Muslims. Had Dr. Rajender Prashad not been the head of the committee on selection of National anthem, this song would have never been selected as National Anthem. Knowing the poison hidden in the song, the committee decided to keep only first two stanzas in the Anthem. It was a very clever act as it was understood that only two stanzas too will serve the purpose to convey the message. Sangh parivar had always been trying to impose the song to keep their own identity alive in India but not only Muslims but Sikhs, Christians, Aryan Hindues as well as communists opposed it.

In short, if India wants to curb the terrorism, it has to curb this song first and give a clear message to all terrorist minded parties that there is no ground to spread provocative slogans or songs based on religion in India. Thanks to all secular, educated and civilised Hindus who are in majority. Just imagine, if all Hindus had become communal, the minorities would have been vanished from this country but still the majority of Hindu community realises that this song is a communal song, teaches hatred therefore, they keep away from this song. Consequently, the minorities, particularly the Muslims, are still safe in this country.

[Amandeep Hindustani]

Care to put up the source of your article? But thanks for the information I like it.

[Amandeep Hindustani]

I have another problem. The daily namaz that I hear from microphones early in the morning is hateful. Calls for killing kaffirs etc..we should ban Vaande Mataram and the Namaz.

[tonyhp32]

Go ahead. Only Maharaja Ranjit Singh and the Misls were able to ban the azan (not namaz and loudspeakers not microphones!). Modi doesn't have the guts to ban the azan.

[Amandeep Hindustani]

Go ahead. Only Maharaja Ranjit Singh and the Misls were able to ban the azan (not namaz and loudspeakers not microphones!). Modi doesn't have the guts to ban the azan.

So much for Ranjit Singh's raj being the epitome of Hindu, Muslim, Sikhs unity and brotherhood like claimed by some..

[Amandeep Hindustani]

That picture in your first post is fake. Those are green cats dressed as Hindus. Agencia! I still have not seen the source of your article.

[tonyhp32]

So much for Ranjit Singh's raj being the epitome of Hindu, Muslim, Sikhs unity and brotherhood like claimed by some..

Islam is not a religion that if practicised to the letter of the Quran and Sunnah is conducive to the well being of non-Muslims. Having the baang chanting five times a day that none is worthy of worship that the Muslim god and only Mohammed is a prophet of god does not sit well in a state that was a continuation of the Raj Khalsa of the Misls.

Read Uddardanti to understand how the Sikhs of that time viewed what the ultimate aim of the Khalsa Raj was. But beware as a Hindu fanatic fed of the RSS bukwas of the Khalsa having been created to save the Hindus, it might give you nightmares!

It would be interesting if some of the BJP pygmies attempt to copy the Sikh giants in banning the azan though I doubt they have the guts.

Edited November 24, 2014 by tonyhp32

[Koi]

Sorry, but I can't seem to find the source/author of this article. Please can OP post it here? Thanks

[Amandeep Hindustani]

Islam is not a religion that if practicised to the letter of the Quran and Sunnah is conducive to the well being of non-Muslims. Having the baang chanting five times a day that none is worthy of worship that the Muslim god and only Mohammed is a prophet of god does not sit well in a state that was a continuation of the Raj Khalsa of the Misls.

Read Uddardanti to understand how the Sikhs of that time viewed what the ultimate aim of the Khalsa Raj was. But beware as a Hindu fanatic fed of the RSS bukwas of the Khalsa having been created to save the Hindus, it might give you nightmares!

It would be interesting if some of the BJP pygmies attempt to copy the Sikh giants in banning the azan though I doubt they have the guts.

Preventing anybody from worshipping their chosen deity is probably the worst offence in Hinduism. And it's not the 18th or 19th century.

I like the Khalsa raaj lots of important Hindus in that raaj. Top soldiers, generals and administrators. They were more important than ranjit himself.

[Amandeep Hindustani]

And amar sahib won't put up a link. It's probably commie or Islamist in nature. Never heard of it before. But all resistance is good.

[Koi]

Sorry, but I can't seem to find the source/author of this article. Please can OP post it here? Thanks

[amar_jkp]

Islam is not a religion that if practicised to the letter of the Quran and Sunnah is conducive to the well being of non-Muslims. Having the baang chanting five times a day that none is worthy of worship that the Muslim god and only Mohammed is a prophet of god does not sit well in a state that was a continuation of the Raj Khalsa of the Misls.

Read Uddardanti to understand how the Sikhs of that time viewed what the ultimate aim of the Khalsa Raj was. But beware as a Hindu fanatic fed of the RSS bukwas of the Khalsa having been created to save the Hindus, it might give you nightmares!

It would be interesting if some of the BJP pygmies attempt to copy the Sikh giants in banning the azan though I doubt they have the guts.

Where can we read Uddadanti ?

[OnPathToSikhi]

Where can we read Uddadanti ?

That is a typo. Should read Ugardanti.