I had come across the following vedio clips on youtube. I would post an item on Setusamdram project shortly. Watch this space. Until then enjoy the clips
Bankin Chandra composed the song Vande Mataram in an inspired moment, Rabindranath sang it by setting a glorious tune to it and it was left to the genius of Shri Aurobindo to interpret the deeper meaning of the song out of which India received the philosophy of new Nationalism. Only the first staanza is taken as our National Song considering the sentiments of all the religions. Following is the meaning our national song. Click here for Full Song of Vande Mataram and its Meaning Vande Mataram Vande maataraM sujalaaM suphalaaM malayaja shiitalaaM SasyashyaamalaaM maataram Mother, I bow to thee! Rich with thy hurrying streams, bright with orchard gleams, Cool with thy winds of delight, Dark fields waving Mother of might, Mother free. Shubhrajyotsnaa pulakitayaaminiiM pullakusumita drumadala shobhiniiM suhaasiniiM sumadhura bhaashhiNiiM sukhadaaM varadaaM maataraM Glory of moonlight dreams, Over thy branches and lordly streams, Clad in thy blossoming trees, Mother, giver of ease Laughing l...
The strategic importance of Arunachal Pradesh or Tawang in Chinese parlance the following need to be recognized: Arunachal Pradesh provides strategic depth to India’s Brahmaputra Valley and India’s other North Eastern states. Arunachal Pradesh provides security to Bhutan on it entire Eastern flank by geographical contiguity. Bhutan would be then be in a pincer group of China on both it flanks if Tawang is given away. This would be detrimental to India’s security. China’s borders would then rest on the plains of Assam; India might as well write off its other North Eastern states. The Chinese obsession with the Tawang Region is strategic in its aims. In any future conflict with China and if India singly or in coalition with some other power develops offensive capabilities against China, this region offers the shortest cut to China proper and to Tibet. India’s communications infrastructure in this region developed in World War II for US military aid to China is existent and can be further...
In the turbulent theatre of global geopolitics, the United States under President Donald Trump’s second term has once again confirmed an uncomfortable truth: Washington is an unreliable partner for India. Behind the rhetoric of “democracy,” “fairness,” and “partnership” lies a cold, transactional calculus—one that prioritises short-term American gains over the stability and security of even its closest allies. Trump’s America First agenda is not merely a nationalist slogan—it is a doctrine that trades strategic depth for quick wins. From punitive economic measures that hurt Indian workers to quiet alignments with Pakistan and Bangladesh—both of which are increasingly hostile to India—the pattern is unmistakable. These actions expose the hollowness of U.S. claims that India is a “strategic partner,” revealing them as diplomatic falsehoods. Washington’s conduct speaks louder than its words, and the picture it paints is one of duplicity. Economic Hostility: Tariffs, Visas, and Strateg...
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