DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NATIONAL ANTHEM AND SONG

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NATIONAL ANTHEM AND SONG A national anthem is a music composition that identifies and highlights the country’s culture, tradition, and history. A national song is a patriotic hymn authorized by the country’s government, which can be sung at events. Today we’ll discuss the difference between the national anthem and the national song.

National Anthem

National Song

A National Anthem reflects the country's history, culture, and tradition.

A country’s population will strongly relate to a National Song for many reasons.

A National Anthem will have a particular pronunciation, specific tune, and specified timings

A National Song will vary depending on language and other cultural factors.

which must be adhered to by those singing it.

The National Anthem of India is The National Song is “Vande Mataram,” the written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in the “Jana Gana Mana,” composed by 1870s, Rabindranath Tagore in 1911.

As per Article 51A of the Constitution of India, honoring the National anthem is one of the fundamental duties of a citizen of India

The National Song does not have such constitutional privileges were honoring it is listed as an essential duty of a citizen of India

The Parliament of India can and has exercised its right to make the singing of the National Anthem mandatory on select Occasions.

The National Song is held in equal reverence to the national anthem, but it is not compulsory to sing it on any occasion.

The custom of officially adopting patriotic hymns as national anthems became a trend during the 19th century.

At times National Songs was widely known.

And sung by the majority population Of a country and was at times adopted as The National Anthem.

It is the “La Marseillaise,” written in 1792 by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle.

It was composed during the initial years of the French Revolution to inspire the people.

Why is Jana Gana Mana the National Anthem but not Vande Mataram?

In Berlin, in 1941, after their escape, Bose decided to form a team of enthusiastic Indians to fight the battle against the British. Detailed discussions were carried out later on. After a while, in the center meeting on 2nd November 1941, it was decided by the team ‘Azad Hind’ that “Jana Gana Mana” should be the National Anthem and “Jain Hind” should be the National greeting of the country as it represents the history, culture, and the traditions of the country.

There was a continuous argument that “ Jana Gana Mana” was the most compatible for the National Anthem as it defined all the provinces and territories of the country. As for Vande Mataram, it was opposed by Abid Hasan. He said, "How can ordinary people understand that?” with that husky voice, most people would not be comfortable singing.

Bose himself noted that ‘Jana Gana Mana’ accurately represents the National Anthem.

Several months later, Bose inaugurated the German-Indian Society, where Netaji first introduced the 55-second National Anthem of India. The program ended with the playing of the Indian and German National Anthem. The Chamber Orchestra of Radio Hamburg was the band that played it.

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