Please stand-up ...!!

Jana Gana Mana was formally adopted as India’s national anthem in 1950. It was composed by Rabindranath Tagore on 11 December 1911 and was first sung later in the month on 28th December at the Calcutta session of Congress. Jana Gana Mana Adhinayaka, which was loosely translated as the leader of people’s minds by Amartya Sen was alleged to have been composed for a durbar in Delhi where George V was proclaimed Emperor of India. This controversy really pained me a lot...but the latest decision of our Supreme court that there is no need to stand when National Anthem plays in theatres to prove patriotism, pained me much more. Everybody knows that Jana Gana Mana is among the most stirring of anthems, I am not a BJP supporter but would definitely say that bringing back the practice of playing the National Anthem in movie theatres was the best thing they did. Let us respect our National anthem by standing up whenever and wherever it is played unless we are handicapped. Milord, let us stand up please and respect our national anthem with utmost dignity and reverence. Col Pendyala Pradeep, Anaesthesiologist.