What was the debate about ‘Bhagya-Vidhata’ word in our National Anthem and how
was it resolved
Answers
Answer:
According to an NDTV report, the manager of MA Convent School in Allahabad has been arrested as several complaints were filed with the police for his alleged refusal to allow the national anthem to be sung.
The manager Zia ul Haq had told teachers that it was “unacceptable” for Muslim students to sing the words “Bharata bhagyavidhata”, which he reportedly interpreted as “India is the lord of its people”.
Explanation:
He is not the only one to have misunderstood some of the terms in the poem composed by Rabindranath Tagore in 1911.
In July 2015, Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh said during a convocation of the University of Rajasthan, that the term “adhinayaka” in the first line of the anthem should be changed to “mangal” as the former word praised British rule.