Well the current National Anthem may be hard to understand for Today’s generation but back in time when it was created , Persian was easily understood by most of average literate people . So understating an anthem with some Persian words in it , wasn’t as serious issue as it may sounds now .
The more important fact is that shortly after writing the so called first Pakistani national anthem, Professor Azad migrated to India, where he mainly worked as information officer successively for the Press Information Bureau, the Ministry of Food, and the Ministry of Works and Housing. ( Daily times , 2005 ) . Now would it be nice if we Pakistanis , as a proud nation , keep singing an anthem written a person , wasn’t courteous enough to make Pakistan his home land ? I just leave you to answer this !
Btw on Sunday, June 19, 2005 , the same article was also published by Daily Times Pakistan , the title was ‘Jagan Nath Azad wrote Pakistan’s first anthem’ . I don’t know who copied who here but it was moronic to title it as A Hindu wrote Pakistan's first national anthem ! Anyway it has been a matter of talk for some time now . And whether your man Jinnah wanted to sow the roots of secularism in a Pakistan through this anthem as claimed by author , I have no clue but on same hand I think the Anthem written by Abdul Hafiz Jalandari is a master piece as applaued by Mr chagala ( who made the tune ) by saying ‘ Tum nay mayra Murdaa kharab hona say bacha lia ‘
IMPRESSED...well said! and my Ques...stands answered here. Good work Zobia.........
Re: A Hindu wrote Pakistan’s first national anthem
R.N.Tagore wrote Bangla Desh' NA ??????? he must have revisited this world! unless they chose it from one of his poetic works...because a Bengali he was.. like his grand-daughter Sharmila.
Sharmila Tagore is one brave girl who converted despite opposition from Hindu hardliners when she was getting married to Saif Ali Khan's Abbu. I heard Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi wanted Saif to become a cricketer.
Re: A Hindu wrote Pakistan’s first national anthem (merged)
Yusuf Youhana’s batting avg. improved and Inzi had to leave the team after getting close to Islam. We should stop using Islam as a super pill. These kind of theories make others laugh at us.
Well the current National Anthem may be hard to understand for Today’s generation but back in time when it was created , Persian was easily understood by most of average literate people . So understating an anthem with some Persian words in it , wasn’t as serious issue as it may sounds now .
The more important fact is that shortly after writing the so called first Pakistani national anthem, Professor Azad migrated to India, where he mainly worked as information officer successively for the Press Information Bureau, the Ministry of Food, and the Ministry of Works and Housing. ( Daily times , 2005 ) . Now would it be nice if we Pakistanis , as a proud nation , keep singing an anthem written a person , wasn’t courteous enough to make Pakistan his home land ? I just leave you to answer this !
Btw on Sunday, June 19, 2005 , the same article was also published by Daily Times Pakistan , the title was ‘Jagan Nath Azad wrote Pakistan’s first anthem’ . I don’t know who copied who here but it was moronic to title it as A Hindu wrote Pakistan's first national anthem ! Anyway it has been a matter of talk for some time now . And whether your man Jinnah wanted to sow the roots of secularism in a Pakistan through this anthem as claimed by author , I have no clue but on same hand I think the Anthem written by Abdul Hafiz Jalandari is a master piece as applaued by Mr chagala ( who made the tune ) by saying ‘ Tum nay mayra Murdaa kharab hona say bacha lia ‘
IMPRESSED...well said! and my Ques...stands answered here.
Good work Zobia.........
Raju uncle it was me not zobia , kyun mujhay zana.na naam say pukar kay GS kay kunwaroon ko mayray peach ay lagwatay hain :)
Re: A Hindu wrote Pakistan's first national anthem (merged)
Why is it such a problem if a hindu (pakistani) wrote the first national anthem? Why is so hard to believe? Pakistani hindus cannot be loyal to Pakistan?
One of our supreme court justice is hindu. everytime he is going to pass a verdict, are we going to question his loyalty to the nation.
** Harcharan Singh, a sikh*, few years ago became **commissioned officer in the Pakistan Army. Will his patrioism be questioned all the time*
Tariq
Harcharan is actually still a cadet at PMA (final term) and will be passing out and getting commissioned soon.
And he is definitely as Pakistani as anyone of us, perhaps even more, and certainly much more patriotic as he has chosen the prestigious military profession to serve the nation mind body and soul. Best luck to him.
Re: A Hindu wrote Pakistan's first national anthem (merged)
Tariq
Harcharan is actually still a cadet at PMA (final term) and will be passing out and getting commissioned soon.
And he is definitely as Pakistani as anyone of us, perhaps even more, and certainly much more patriotic as he has chosen the prestigious military profession to serve the nation mind body and soul. Best luck to him.
Re: A Hindu wrote Pakistan's first national anthem (merged)
As long as the anthem is good and the writer is a good person, what does it matter he is not muslim? Obviously Joinnah's hope and prediction haven't come true in more than one ways.Why was the anthem changed, does anyone know? Particularly if Jinnah had requested and approved the first one?
