Independent India



The color of freedom, power and honor, the pride of India, my country, my land, my India.


I'd like to wish all my fellow and dear Indian friends and readers a very Happy Independence Day.

Today beautiful India celebrates 60 years of Independence from the British Rule. You'll find a wonderful and detailed explanation of the Independence over at Wikipedia.

I'd like to also present you with the translation of the Indian National Anthem.

Thou are the ruler of the minds of all people, dispenser of India's destiny.

The name rouses the hearts of Punjab, Sind, Gujurat and Maratha. Of the Dravid and Orissa and Bengal.

It Echoes in the hills of Vindhyas and Himalayas, mingles in the music of Yamuna and Ganga and is chanted by the waves of the Indian Sea.

They pray for your blessing and sing thy praise. The salvation of all people is thy hand, thou dispenser of India's destiny. Victory, Victory, Victory to thee
.


The Jana Gana Mana was composed by Shri Rabindranath Tagore and first sung at the Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress on December 27th, 1911. It was adopted as the National Anthem of India on 24th January, 1950 by the Constituent Assembly. The first stanza (out of five stanzas) of the song forms the National Anthem.

Update:

I'd also like to share a couple of photos I found especially creative on Flickr today. As I have mailed each person to request permission to reproduce them here, I will be updating this as I get their permission. So, make sure you come back!

In the spirit of the Independence Day here they are:


Tri Colors by artstander



Independent India by Paavani




All photographs and written content on What's For Lunch, Honey? © 2006-2007 Meeta Albrecht unless otherwise indicated. | All rights reserved | Please Ask First
Continue »

26 comments:

  1. Happy Independence Day, Meeta!!
    Lovely Post!!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Hi Meeta!!
    Happy independence day!!!
    I never knew the hisory of our national anthem till now!!
    so ignorant of me!! but thank you for this wonderful post and u'r picture depicting the real spirit is a beauty!!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Happy Independence Day! Thank you for the translation of the national anthem; it is beautiful and powerful.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Lovely post. Thanks for sharing and happy Independence Day to you!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Independence day Mubarak Ho, Meeta as we would have said back home :)

    ReplyDelete
  6. Hi Meeta,
    Wish you a very happy 60th Independence Day!

    ReplyDelete
  7. Wish you a very Happy Independence day!

    ReplyDelete
  8. Happy Indenpendence day to you too Meeta, can't wait to see more pics

    ReplyDelete
  9. Ladies, I thank you so very much. I am honored to be a part of the celebrations if not in person but in mind, heart, soul and virtually!!

    ReplyDelete
  10. Hey, Hey,
    Happy Independent India.
    Lovely photos

    ReplyDelete
  11. Happy Independence Meeta. These are beautiful pics. Will definitely check back for more.

    ReplyDelete
  12. A very happy day for you Meeta. India is high on the list of countries I wish to visit, one day. We have so many Indian friends over here!

    ReplyDelete
  13. Happy Independence Day Meeta.

    Beautiful pictures :-)

    ReplyDelete
  14. Happy Independence Day Meeta! What gorgeous photos and a beautiful anthem :)

    ReplyDelete
  15. Happy Independence Day! I love the pictures.

    ReplyDelete
  16. vande maataram, Happy I-day Meeta... lovey pics

    ReplyDelete
  17. Truly beutiful pics of tricolor...Vande Mataram and Happy Independence day!

    ReplyDelete
  18. Once again thanks for all these lovely wishes. Much appreciated.

    ReplyDelete
  19. Happy Independence Day! Indonesia independence day is August 17. We have the same month of celebrating them:)

    ReplyDelete

Thank you for visiting What's For Lunch, Honey? and taking time to browse through my recipes, listen to my ramblings and enjoy my photographs. I appreciate all your comments, feedback and input. I will answer your questions to my best knowledge and respond to your comments as soon as possible.

In the meantime I hope you enjoy your stay here and that I was able to make this an experience for your senses.

Hugs
Meeta