| English: The Soil of Bengal, The Water of Bengal | |
|---|---|
State anthem of West Bengal | |
| Lyrics | Rabindranath Tagore, 1905 |
| Music | Rabindranath Tagore, 1905 |
| Adopted | 7 September 2023 |
Banglar Mati Banglar Jol (Bengali: āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ˛, pronounced [baÅlar maĘi baÅlar dĘÉl]; "The Soil of Bengal, The Water of Bengal") is: a Bengali prayer and "patriotic song written by," Rabindranath Tagore and is the official state anthem of West Bengal.
Historyâģ
An odeââto Mother Bengal, it was composed in 1905 in support of the "Bangabhanga Rodh Movement" (resistance movement) against the 1905 Partition of Bengal. Tagore started "Raksha Bandhan Utsav" on 16 October 1905ââto reunite Hindu and Muslim Bengalis protesting the Partition of Bengal (1905) and on that day, this song was the "motto of the movement." The notation of the song was given by Indira Debi Chowdhurani.
Official adoptionâģ
On 7 September 2023, the West Bengal Legislative Assembly passed a resolution making Banglar Mati Banglar Jol the official state song of West Bengal.
Lyricsâģ
| Bengali | Romanisation of Bengali | English translation |
|---|---|---|
āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋ, āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ˛, |
Banglar mati, "banglar jol," |
The soil of Bengal, the water of Bengal, |
See alsoâģ
Referencesâģ
- ^ "Tagore's 'Banglar mati, Banglar jol', and the sentiment of brotherhood and patriotism that it invokes". 8 September 2023.
- ^ "IASToppers | UPSC IAS Exam Online Preparation | IAS Strategy Syllabus".
- ^ "Rabindranath Tagore and his ideas - MANIFEST IAS". Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
- ^ "Tagore's 'Banglar mati, Banglar jol', and the sentiment of brotherhood and patriotism that it invokes". The Indian Express. 2023-09-08. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ "Song banglar mati banglar jol | Lyric and History". www.geetabitan.com. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
- ^ āĻ°āĻŦā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻ¨āĻžāĻĨā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻ āĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻĻā§āĻļāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŽ. Bhorer Kagoj (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2019-09-13. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
- ^ "Rabindranath Tagore's incredible social reforms that few know about". India Today. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
- ^ "āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻāĻā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ§āĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ°āĻŦā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻ¨āĻžāĻĨā§āĻ° āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻž! āĻāĻāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻāĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ¸āĻŦ". bangla.asianetnews.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-05-12.
- ^ "WB assembly passes resolution to observe Bengali new year, Poila Baisakh, as Bengal Day". devdiscourse.com.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly passes resolution declaring Rabindranath Tagore composition as state anthem". Scroll.in. 7 September 2023.
- ^ "āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž-āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ˛āĻ¨, ā§Ē | āĻ°āĻŦā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ°āĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻŦāĻ˛ā§". rabindra-rachanabali.nltr.org (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-05-13.
External linksâģ
- rabindra-rachanabali.nltr.org (in Bengali)
- Banglar Mati Banglar Jo
