Vande Maataram
Vande Maataram,
Vande maataram
Sujala sufala malayaja-shitalaam
Shashya-shyaamala maataram
Vande maataram
Shubhra-jyotsna-pulakita yaamini
Phulakusumati-drumadala shobhini
Suhaasini sumadhur bhaashini
Sukhada varada maataram
Vande maataram!!!
Honge Kamiyaab
Hum honge kamiyaab (3),
ek din… Ho…man mein hai vishwaas, poora hai vishwaas
Hum honge kamiyaab ek din.
Hum chalenge saath-saath
Daal haatho(n) mein hath
Hum chalenge saath-saath, ek din
Man mein hai vishwaas, poora hai vishwaas
Hum chalenge saath-saath ek din.
Hogi shaanti chaaro aur (3),
ek din
Man hai vishwaas, poora hai vishwaas
Hogi shaanti chaaro aur ek din.
Nahi dar kisi kaa aaj
Nahi bhay kisi ka aaj
Nahi dar kisi ka aaj ek din
Man mein hai vishwaas, poora hai vishwaas
Nahi dar kisi ka aaj ek din.
Hum honge kamiyaab (3),
ek din Ho…man mein hai vishwaas, poora hai vishwaas
Hum honge kamiyaab ek din.
Hindustan Hamara
Saare jahaan se achha
Hindustan hamaara
Hum bulbule(n) hai(n) uski
Woh gulsitaan hamaara.
Parbat woh sabse uncha
Hamsaya a’smanka
Woh santari hamaara
Woh pasban hamaara.
Godime(n) khelti hai(n)
Jiski hazaaro(n) nadiya
Gulshan hai jinki damse
Raksh-I-jinan hamaara..
Mazhab nahin sikhaata
Aapas main bair rakhna
Hindi hain hum watan hai
Hindustan hamaara.
The English Rendition of National Song Goes Like This:
Thou art the ruler of the minds of all people,Dispenser of India’s destiny.
Thy name rouses the hearts of the Punjab, Sind, Gujarat, and Maratha,Of the Dravid, and Orissa and Bengal.
It echoes in the hills of Vindhyas and,Himalayas, mingles in the music of the Jamuna and the Ganges and is chanted by the waves of the Indian sea.
The pray for the blessings,and sing by the praise,
The saving of all people waits in thy hand.
Thou dispenser of India’s destiny,Victory, victory, victory to thee.
National Anthem Of India
Jana Gana Mana Jana gana mana adhi naayaka jaya hai!
Bhaarat bhaagya vidhaata
Punjab Sindh Gujarat Maraatha,
Dravid Utkala Bangaa.
Vindhya Himachala Yamuna Ganga,
Uchhala jaladhi taranga.
Tava shubh naame jaage,
Tava shubh aashish maage,
Gahe tava jaya-gaatha.
Jana-gana-mangaladayaka jaya hai!
Bharat bhagya vidhata.
Jaya hai! Jaya hai! Jaya hai!
Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya hai!
Letter to all Indians by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam (President of India) :
Do you have 5 minutes for India?
YOU say that our government is inefficient.
YOU say that our laws are too old.
YOU say that the municipality does not pick up the garbage.
YOU say that the phones don’t work, the railways are a joke, the airline is the worst in the world, and mails never reach their destination.
YOU say that our country has been fed to the dogs and is the absolute pits.
YOU say, say and say.
What do YOU do about it?
Take a person on his way to Singapore.
Give him a name - YOURS.
Give him a face - YOURS.
YOU walk out of the airport and you are at your International best.
In Singapore you don’t throw cigarette butts on the roads or eat in the stores.
YOU are as proud of their Underground Links as they are.
You pay $5 (approx. Rs.60) to drive through Orchard Road (equivalent of Mahim Causeway or Pedder Road) between 5 PM and 8 PM.
YOU comeback to the parking lot to punch your parking ticket if you have over stayed in a restaurant or a shopping mall irrespective of your status identity.
In Singapore you don’t say anything, DO YOU?
YOU wouldn’t dare to eat in public during Ramadan, in Dubai.
YOU would not dare to go out without your head covered in Jeddah.
YOU would not dare to buy an employee of the telephone exchange in London at 10 pounds (Rs.650) a month to, “see to it that my STD and ISD calls are billed to someone else.”
YOU would not dare to speed in Washington and then tell the traffic cop, “Jaanta hai sala main kaun hoon (Do you know who I am?). I am so and so’s son. Take your two bucks and get lost.”
YOU wouldn’t chuck an empty coconut shell anywhere other than the garbage pail on the beaches in Australia and New Zealand.
Why don’t YOU spit Paan on the streets of Tokyo?
Why don’t YOU use examination jockeys or buy fake certificates in Boston?
We are still talking of the same YOU.
YOU who can respect and confirm to a foreign system in other countries but cannot in your own.
You who will throw papers and cigarettes on the road the moment you touch Indian ground.
If you can be an involved and appreciative citizen in an alien country, why cannot you be the same here in India.
Once in an interview, the famous Ex-municipal commissioner of Bombay Mr. Tinaikar had a point to make. “Rich people’s dogs are walked on the streets to leave their affluent droppings all over the place,” he said”. And then the same people turn around to criticize and blame the authorities for inefficiency and dirty pavements. What do they expect the officers to do? Go down with a broom every time their dog feels the pressure in his bowels?
In America every dog owner has to clean up after his pet as done the job. Same in Japan.
Will the Indian citizen do that here? He’s right.
We go to the polls to choose a government and after that forfeit all responsibility. We sit back wanting to be pampered and expect the government to do everything for us whilst our contribution is totally negative.
We expect the government to clean up but we are not going to stop chucking garbage all over the place nor are we going to stoop to pick up a stray piece of paper and throw it in the bin. We expect the railways to provide clean bathrooms but we are not going to learn the proper use of bathrooms. We want Indian Airlines and Air India to provide the best of food and toiletries but we are not going to stop pilfering at the least opportunity. This applies even to the staffs who are known not to pass on the service to the public. When it comes to burning social issues like those related to women, dowry, girl child and others, we make loud drawing room protestations and continue to do the reverse at home. Our excuse is “It’s the whole system, which has to change, how will it matter if I alone forego my sons’ rights to a dowry.” So who’s going to change the system? What does a system consist of? Very conveniently for us it consists of our neighbors, Other households, other cities, other communities and the government. But definitely not me and YOU. When it comes to us actually making a positive contribution to the system, we lock ourselves along with our families into a safe cocoon. And then look into the distance at countries far away and wait for a Mr. Clean to come along & work miracles for us with a majestic sweep of his hand. Or we leave the country and run away. Like lazy cowards hounded by our fears we run to America to bask in their glory and praise their system. When New York becomes insecure we run to England. When England periences unemployment, we take the next flight out to the Gulf. When the Gulf is war struck, we demand to be rescued and brought home by the Indian government. Everybody is out to abuse and rape the country. Nobody thinks of feeding the system. Our conscience is mortgaged to money.
Dear Indians, The article is highly thought inductive, & calls for a great deal of introspection and pricks one’s conscience too…. I am echoing JF Kennedy’s words to his fellow Americans to relate to Indians…..
“ASK WHAT WE CAN DO FOR INDIA AND DO WHAT HAS TO BE DONE TO MAKE INDIA WHAT AMERICA AND OTHER WESTERN COUNTRIES ARE TODAY” ”
Let’s do what India needs from us”.
Two guys were talking at work. “I’ve got a problem,” said the first one.”What is it?”"My wife has done it to me again. I’m supposed to buy my mother-in- law a present for her birthday, from the two of us. And, I am fresh out of ideas. I mean, it’s HER mother, why can’t she buy it?”"What did you buy her last year?” the other one asked.”Last year I bought her a VERY EXPENSIVE cemetery plot.”"Hmmmm…, hard to top that one,” said the other.The two guys couldn’t come up with anything. So the son-in-law didn’t buy his mother-in-law anything for her birthday.When the big day arrived the next weekend, she was a bit upset. At the family gathering for her birthday, she announced out loud to everyone, “Thank you all for the wonderful gifts. Too bad my daughter and son-in-law weren’t so thoughtful!”
Thinking quickly, the son-in-law responded, “Well, you haven’t used the gift I gave you last year!”
Then there was the guy who loved nothing better than to sit at nearby bar for long evenings and get stoned with his cronies.But his wife was a social climber, and was prone to having her “ladies” in for bridge etc.This one night she didn’t want him to be around embarrassing her, so she told him to stay out as late as he wished, just don’t come in and make another scene.Well, he came in the back door a little early, as she was preparing tea and some delicate little sandwiches, and was infuriated at his early return home.”You keep your mouth shut, and go upstairs to bed,” she told him.”Oh, relax,” says the husband, “I’ll just take a cup of coffee, say good evening to the ladies, and I’ll be gone.”"Just keep your mouth shut,” says the wife. Well, when she finally went back into the living room, all the ladies were gone, and he sat there alone.She ‘flipped’ and told him she was going to divorce him and take everything he had, but he said, “Wait a minute, you have to hear my side of the story. I came in here, sat down, and said good evening to the ladies, and they carried on. One lady said she was having trouble with mice in her house, and another lady suggested she stuff their holes with steel wool, and all I said was, who is going to hold their little legs while you do it?”
A married couple is driving down the interstate doing 55 mph. The husband is behind the wheel. His wife looks over at him and says, “Honey, I know we’ve been married for 15 years, but, I want a divorce.”The husband says nothing but slowly increases speed to 60 mph.She then says, “I don’t want you to try to talk me out of it, because I’ve been having an affair with your best friend, and he’s a better lover than you.”Again the husband stays quiet and just speeds up as he clenches his hands on the wheels.She says, “I want the house.” Again the husband speeds up, and now is doing 70 mph.She says, “I want the kids too.” The husband just keeps driving faster, and faster, until he’s up to 80 mph.She says, “I want the car, the checking account, and all the credit cards, too.”The husband slowly starts to veer toward a bridge overpass piling, as she says, “Is there anything you want?”The husband says, “No, I’ve got everything I need right here.”She asks, “What’s that?”
The husband replies just before they hit the wall at 90 mph, “I’ve got the airbag!”
Charlie was responsible for taking up the offerings at a local church. One Sunday, after the service, the priest counted the money and found there was less than anticipated, given the size of the congregation. He took Charlie aside and questioned him.Charlie said that he did not take any of the offerings.The priest questioned him again and again and Charlie continued to insist that he did not take any of the offerings. So, the priest told Charlie to get into the confessional, which he did.The priest then asked him again, “Charlie, did you take any of the offering?” This time, Charlie replied, “I can’t hear you.”The priest asked Charlie the same question several times and Charlie would always reply, “I can’t hear you.”Finally, the priest yelled, “CHARLIE, DID YOU TAKE ANY OF THE OFFERING?”Again, the reply was, “I can’t hear you.”The priest was now beginning to get angry, so he came out of the confessional and said to Charlie, “Trade places with me and you can ask me a question.”So, they traded places and Charlie asked, “Is it true that you and my wife are having an affair?”
To which the priest replied, “By golly, you can’t hear in here!”