Dosto Hum Aaj Ke Arjun Hi To Hain
Posted on: January 26, 2024
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Greetings and wishing all friends and readers a very Happy and a Promising Republic Day.
The nation has come a long way from the first Republic Day in 1950. 73rd celebration of this momentous event that proclaimed and established India as a Republic. The new Constitution of the nation, which had been under discussion, preparation, reviews and approval process for the previous three years, was finally signed by the members of the Constituent Assembly and adopted as the guiding document for the nation.
The Constituent Assembly was setup in December of 1946 with 389 members – partly elected by the Provincial Assemblies and partly nominated. Some members got disengaged from the team during it progress through the years. On the day it was adopted, the membership stood at 299. The major drafting work was done by the seven member drafting committee, led by Dr BR Ambedkar. The other six members of the drafting committee were KM Munshi, Muhammed Sadulla, Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer, N Gopalaswami Ayyangar, Devi Prasad Khaitan and BL Mitter.
The signing ceremony took place on 24th January, 1950, and the Constitution came into force on 26th Januray.
It is interesting to know – in the intervening period of about 3 years, i.e. from 15th August 1947 to 26th January, 1950, India continued to have a status of a Dominion under the British Crown. The defense forces of the country were controlled by the British. India continued to be governed by the Govt Of India Act (1935).
A part of the Constitution – 16 articles of the total 395 articles – came into force on 26th November 1949. Finally, on 26th January 1950, the previous governing instruments i.e. the Govt Of India Act (1935) and the Indian Independence Act (1947), both belonging to the British regime, were officially repealed and India was declared a Republic. Over years, more than 100 amendments have been made to the constitution, bringing the total no. of articles to 470.
Lest we forget, the Preamble of our Constitution states as follows,
WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC and to secure to all its citizens:
JUSTICE, social, economic and political;
LIBERTY of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship;
EQUALITY of status and of opportunity; and to promote among them all
FRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity and integrity of the Nation;
IN OUR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY this twenty-sixth day of November, 1949, do HEREBY ADOPT, ENACT AND GIVE TO OURSELVES THIS CONSTITUTION.
A powerful set of statements, established by profound thought and discussion, from which flow all the remaining components of the Constitution, and all the laws that are enacted by the Parliament or State Assemblies must adhere to this framework.
Independence came to our nation on 15th August, 1947, but the concluding part of this process that established the sovereignty and the framework to govern came on 26th January, 1950.
An event of profound significance, it is a celebration of continued existence of this nation.
I present today, a poetry snippet from the 1973 film by Chetan Anand – ‘Hindustan Ki Kasam’. The film is a life drama that plays itself out on the background of the India-Pakistan war of 1971. The films is a salute the guardians of the independence and sovereignty of our nation – our armed forces.
There are two parts to this snippet. The first part is rendered at the beginning of the film. The scene is simply the view from a plane in its flight through the clouds and its landing back on the ground. This part is in the background. The rendering voice clearly is of Chetan Anand. This part is setting the stage for the second part. It is a brief summary of the message of Bhagvadgita – as Krishna tells Arjun the secrets of Atma and non-attachment.
The second part of this snippet is delivered by Ranbir (role played by Vijay Anand). He is a Wing Commander with the Indian Air Force. He is posted on a forward air base. He flies sorties to counter enemy planes and attack enemy on the ground. He is celebrating his promotion at a party when the war breaks out.
The scene is of this snippet is that he is ready to take off on a sortie. In the maintenance hangar he spends a few minutes with his friends on the maintenance team. A jolly exchange about the birth of a son to one of the mechanics leads into the question – when will this war come to an end. Vijay Anand responds by talking about the message of Karma from the Bhagvadgita. He mentions that he learnt it from the writings of a poet of Urdu. The mechanics team requests to listen to that poetry. And the pilot obliges by reciting the lines he has read.
Then he marches off to his plane, never to return – his plane is shot by the enemy during that sortie, and he is fatally injured.
The verses are written by Kaifi Azmi. Chetan Anand, the director, has made excellent use of the message of Bhagvadgita as a preamble to the call of duty that a soldier, a pilot has to respond to.
The two brothers, Chetan and Vijay, need no introduction. This trio of brothers – with Dev Anand – is the second most prominent family in Hindi films, next only to the Kapoors. Last Monday, 22nd January, it was the birth anniversary of the youngest of these three – Vijay, also known by his other popular name – Goldie. Born on 22nd January in 1934 at Gurdaspur in Punjab, he is probably the most talented of all the three brothers.
But it has to be a passing reference today. Will take another opportunity to write more about him.
Once again, greetings for the Republic Day.
And an honorable tribute to our defense forces – the guardians of our independence and sovereignty.
Song – Dosto Hum Aaj Ke Arjun Hi To Hain (Hindustan Ki Kasam) (1973) Singer – Chetan Anand, Vijay Anand, Lyrics – Kaifi Azmi, MD –
Lyrics
Part I
aur phir krishn ne arjun se kaha
na koi bhai na beta na guru
ek his shakl ubharti hai har aaine mein
aatma marti nahin
jism badal leti hai
dhadkan is seene ki ja chhupti hai us seene mein
jism lete hain janam
jism fana hote hain
jism lete hain janam
jism fana hote hain
aur jo ik roz fana hoga
wo paida hoga
ik kadi tootti hai
doosri ban jaati hai
khatm ye silsila e zindagi phir kya hoga
Part II
saathiyo dosto
hum aaj ke arjun hi to hain
hum se bhi krishn yahi kehte hain
ke zindagi sirf amal
sirf amal
sirf amal
aur ye bedard amal suleh bhi hai jung bhi hai
aman ki mohini tasveer mein hain jitney rang
unhin rangon chhupa khoon ka ek rang bhi hai
jung rehmat hai ke laanat
ye sawaal ab na utha
jung jab aa hi gayi sar pe
to rehmat hogi
door se dekh na bhadke huye sholon ka jalaal
isi dozakh ke kisi koney mein jannat hogi
saathiyo dosto
hum aaj ke arjun hi to hain
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Hindi script lyrics (Provided by Sudhir)
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Part i
और फिर कृष्ण ने अर्जुन से कहा
ना कोई भाई ना बेटा ना भतीजा ना गुरु
एक ही शक्ल उभरती है हर आईने में
आत्मा मरती नहीं
जिस्म बादल लेती है
धड़कन इस सीने की जा छुपती है उस सीने में
जिस्म लेते हैं जनम
जिस्म फना होते हैं
जिस्म लेते हैं जनम
जिस्म फना होते हैं
और जो इक रोज़ फना होगा
वो पैदा होगा
इक कड़ी टूटती है
दूसरी बन जाती है
खत्म ये सिलसिला ए ज़िंदगी फिर क्या होगा
Part II
साथियो दोस्तो
हम आज के अर्जुन ही तो हैं
हम से भी कृष्ण यही कहते हैं
के ज़िंदगी सिर्फ अमल
सिर्फ अमल
सिर्फ अमल
और ये बेदर्द अमल सुलह भी है जंग भी है
अमन की मोहिनी तस्वीर में हैं जितने रंग
उन्हीं रंगों में छुपा खून का एक रंग भी है
जंग रहमत है के लानत
ये सवाल अब ना उठा
जंग जब आ ही गई सर पे
तो रहमत होगी
दूर से देख ना भड़के हुये शोलों का जलाल
इसी दोज़ख के किसी कोने में जन्नत होगी
साथियो दोस्तो
हम आज के अर्जुन ही तो हैं
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