Posted on November 3, 2009 by Suchismita
Read a piece of news that said Muslims in India have issued a fatwa against the National Song because it calls us to worship the country. Even with some amount of patriotism, I think I understand their point, you know. Why would anyone go against the tenets of one’s religion, something that one follows in [...]
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Posted on August 24, 2009 by Suchismita
So Ram Singh Thakur composed the tune for Jana Gana Mana, our National Anthem, as we sing it now. A lot of people we asked did not have the right answer, some did, and some confessed to cheating and looking up the internet.
Now Wikipedia says on the ‘net that this man gave us our national [...]
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