| English: Victory to you Mother Karnataka, The Daughter of Mother India! | |
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| Jaya Bhārata Jananiya Tanujāte, Jaya Hē Karnāṭaka Māte | |
 Emblem of Karnataka | |
Karnataka State of India | |
| Also known as | ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ರಾಜ್ಯ ನಾಡಗೀತೆ (English: Karnataka State Anthem) |
| Lyrics | Kuppalli Venkatappa Puttappa |
| Music | Mysore Ananthaswamy |
| Published | 1924 (100 years ago) (1924) |
| Adopted | 6 January 2004 (20 years ago) (2004-01-06) |
| Preceded by | Kayo Shri Gowri (Kingdom of Mysore 1868–1950) |
| Audio sample | |
(ಕನ್ನಡ: ಜಯ ಭಾರತ ಜನನಿಯ ತನುಜಾತೆ, ಜಯ ಹೇ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಮಾತೆ) | |
Jaya Bhārata Jananiya Tanujāte, Jaya Hē Karnāṭaka Māte (pronounced [Jaya bha:rata jananiya tanuja:te, jaya he: karna:ʈaka ma:te]; lit. 'Victory to you Mother Karnataka, The Daughter of Mother India!') is a Kannada-language poem composed by Kuvempu. The poem was officially declared the state anthem of the Indian state of Karnataka in 2004.
The poem envisages a Karnataka that recognises its position in the comity of Indian states, believes in peaceful co-existence with her sisters, but at the same time maintains her self-respect and dignity from a position of confidence and strength rather than insecurity and fear.
Background
The poem was written by Kuvempu, and singer Mysore Ananthaswamy gave it a tune in the 1960s. Ananthaswamy also sang it in Kuvempu's presence in Maharaja's College, Mysore, and noted in his diary that the latter had approved the tune.
It was reported that the government of Karnataka proposed the poem to be made the anthem of Karnataka first in 2000. In December 2003, the state cabinet announced its decision again, to coincide with the birth centenary of Kuvempu. The government added that it would not be made mandatory for the schools to sing the anthem. The decision was finalized on 10 January 2004 when the government issued an order declaring it as state anthem (naadageethe). It directed that the song should be rendered daily before the commencement of classes in all schools and that it should also be sung at all events. It also added that those present at the time of rendering should stand up as a mark of respect to the State, and that school authorities and organisers of events had been informed that they could use a select portion of the song brought out in the annexure of the order. The anthem is a truncated version of the poem; 21 of the original 44 lines were excluded.
Lyrics
| ಜಯ ಭಾರತ ಜನನಿಯ ತನುಜಾತೆ (in Kannada) |
Jaya bhārata jananiya tanujāte (Latin Transliteration) |
Victory to you Mother Karnataka, The Daughter of Mother India! (In English) |
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ಜಯ ಭಾರತ ಜನನಿಯ ತನುಜಾತೆ, |
Jaya bhārata jananiya tanujāte, |
Victory to you Mother Karnataka, |
Styles
The poem is set to tune by a number of Kannada composers, among which two tunes set by C. Ashwath and Mysore Ananthaswamy are the most popular ones. Recently there were some confusions and differences in opinion as to which tune should be used in rendition. A committee led by poet G. S. Shivarudrappa was asked to suggest a befitting tune for the rendition of the anthem, had recommended that the music composed by Mysore Ananthaswamy was apt. Other poets and musicians were represented in the committee, and they had considered several tunes before arriving at the decision.
The Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka, has asked Kannada University to create a uniform rendering for the anthem.
Controversy
A controversy started immediately after the poem's adoption as the Karnataka State anthem in January 2004. The government had adopted the 1994 version of the poem, which was published in a Kannada-language encyclopedia, which excluded names of saint Madhwacharya and poet Kumara Vyasa, as opposed to the 1977 version which featured them. One group, led by writers K. S. Bhagawan, S. Shivarajappa and M. B. Vishwanath argued against the government's decision, and speculated that perhaps Sir.Kuvempu might have expressed his objection to the introduction of these names when the poem was published in 1977, and hence the names were dropped in the next edition. They felt that the version in Kuvempu's KoLalu was the original and authentic, and that this version be adopted. They also feared that featuring these two names would lead to a demand for inclusion of names of other important figures by their followers, such as Manteswami and Kanakadasa among others. This argument was supported by the seer of the Tambihalli Madhava Theertha Math, who termed it "plagiarism" and stated: "... the government is acting against the Constitution and is creating unnecessary caste problems, filling people's hearts with hatred."
However, another viewpoint was for the retention of the said names. Their argument was that the Kannada Sahitya Parishat had published this version of the poem when Kuvempu was alive, and had he any reservations regarding it, he would voiced it then. In the end, this version of the poem stayed, and Poornachandra Tejaswi, son of Kuvempu and holder of copyrights of Kuvempu's works, accepted the edited version.
See also
- Flag of Karnataka
- List of Karnataka state symbols
- Jana Gana Mana
- Vande Mataram
- List of Indian state anthems
References
- ^ Poem declared State Song The Hindu – 11 January 2006
- "Melodies of Freedom".
- ^ Ramakrishna, S. R.; George, Nina C.; M. N., Rakshitha; Raghu, Malini (29 November 2018). "EXCLUSIVE | How state anthem lost its tune". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- "Jai Bharata to be state anthem". Deccan Herald. 27 December 2003. Archived from the original on 27 December 2004. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- "Truncation of `Nada Geethe' draws flak". The Hindu. 14 January 2004. Archived from the original on 11 February 2005. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- Evolve a uniform format for State song: Prakash The Hindu – 7 September 2005
- ^ "Divergent views on row over `Nada Geethe'". Deccan Herald. 15 January 2004. Archived from the original on 16 April 2005. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ "'Editing Kuvempu's poem is plagiarism'". Deccan Herald. 15 January 2004. Archived from the original on 29 October 2004. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- "Nada Geethe to refer to Madhwacharya". The Hindu. 1 February 2004. Archived from the original on 16 February 2004. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
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