The old and the new

I believe a person’s citizenship doesn’t reflect the love he has for a place of residence or his feelings for the country. Which is why I think one person that has spend extensive time in more then one place is more then capable of accurately representing two different countries it can even be more then just two.  I think home is where the heart is and if you was able to have your heart in more then one place that you should be able to feel the pride, joy and sorrow of whatever place your heart belong to or has at one time belong to. 

In Tagore Bangladesh National Anthem he is talking more about the spiritual and the natural beauty of the country. Describing the land and the how different seasons affect it and how in any season there is beauty to the country.  From what I learned the Anthem was written in “1906 during the British partitioning of Bengal which was a great time of unrest for the nation”.  Which kind of makes sense to keep people at ease to remind people that even if there is some uncertainty just look at the land and enjoy what it has to offer. While the last line plays into the theme of the unrest that is going on when it says that “ if sadness, Oh mother mine, casts a gloom on your face, my eyes are filled with tears!”  I feel what he is saying that there that if the British come and mess up the beauty of this country is going to become dark all the beauty the nature has giving this country is going to disappear and people will lose all the joy in life and there country.  From my vision of Bangladesh and from the description that the anthem gave me I think it does represent the culture for which it was written from the beauty of the land to sadness of it being taken over by the British.

 

Tagore India National Anthem is different from the Bangladesh because while the Bangladesh National Anthem spoke more of the natural side of the country talking about physical things like blossom fields, trees and banks of rivers the India once is more of a religious theme to it.  While a small portion of the anthem describes the natural beauty of India what stand out the most to me is “ ruler of the minds of all people” and “ they pray for your blessing and sing thy praise” both of does lines express a religious feeling to the anthem. Because India holds a great variety of ethnic groups song like that was a great way to unite the country because it spoke of a universal spirit. The anthem was officially adopted two days before the republic was declared which is perfect to combine all the different people that were part of that country.  As in the Bangladesh National Anthem I believe that the Indian National Anthem also represents the culture for which it was written for because it united the many different people that was about to create there own nation.

 

I believe that Americans are still very patriotic but I don’t think the anthem really represents the culture anymore. While you still have a lot of people who have the America flag raised from their windows. I think today’s culture is more interested in raising stock market prices and the next reality tv personality to obsess over. While I am writing this in a middle of a war I think most of the nation is more worried about the housing market and what new trend Paris Hilton will come up with. So while the Star Spangled Banner lyrics are beautiful I don’t know if the are as profound as the day the poem was written.

Beautiful View, Beautiful Mind.

Tagone used two different value concepts in creating the national anthems for two countries – for India, it is a religious approach; for Bangladesh, it is a patriotic expression. It should be not a controversial issue because India and Bangladesh were one nation before. In Tagone’s mind, these two countries have people hold the same religion and same natural view, as he described in the Bangladesh’s national anthem, should not be differenced by the political reason. In India’s national anthem, it mentions Bengal as one of the blessed districts by the “dispenser of India’s destiny”. Developed at 1906, “My Bengal of gold” is a poem for urging people get together. He praised how beautiful Bengal is. The mango grove, full-blossomed paddy fields, and the banyan trees, are all over Bengal and India. His tears were for the war of Bengal’s breakdown. His sadness was the hurt of the country he loved.
The United States national anthem is war-based. It sings in a praise of American solders’ glorify. It also emphases American’s motto: “In God is our trust.” This sprite is still alive in most American’s hearts. For freedom, people are willing to give up everything including their lives. That is why America named the United States-the states made Federal, not federal made the states. Also, I am amazed the positive attitudes American remain as usual in the down times. This spirit should never expire in the U.S. culture. Today, the United States as the most influence country in the world, I believe exaggerating how we embracing the diversity and all the advantages of people’s innovation can be the points to the new national anthem.