Jaya Bharata Jananiya Tanujate, Jaya he Karnataka Maate ()(English: ''Victory to you Mother Karnataka, The Daughter of Mother India!'') is a
Kannada
Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...
poem, which was composed by the
Indian national poet Kuvempu. The poem was officially declared the state song of the Indian state of
Karnataka
Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Kar ...
on 6 January 2004.
The poem envisages a Karnataka that recognises its position in the comity of Indian states, believes in peaceful co-existence with her sisters, but at the same time maintains her self-respect and dignity from a position of confidence and strength rather than insecurity and fear.
Lyrics
Styles
The poem is set to tune by a number of Kannada composers, among which two tunes set by
C. Ashwath
Channarayapatna Ashwath ( kn, ಸಿ. ಅಶ್ವತ್ಥ್ , lit=C. Ashwath; 29 December 1939 – 29 December 2009) was an Indian music composer and exponent of Bhavageete ("expressive poetry") in the Kannada language. He was also a si ...
and
Mysore Ananthaswamy are the most popular ones. Recently there were some confusions and differences in opinion as to which tune should be used in rendition. The Prof. Shivarudrappa Committee, which was asked to suggest a befitting tune for the rendition of the song, had recommended that the music composed by Mysore Ananthaswamy was apt.
The Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka, has asked
Kannada University to create a uniform rendering for the song.
Evolve a uniform format for State song: Prakash
''The Hindu'' – 7 September 2005
Controversy
* A controversy started in early 2004 demanding inducting Madhwacharya's name in ''Jaya Bharata Jananiya Tanujate'', written by Kuvempu. Poornachandra Tejaswi, son of Kuvempu and holder of copyrights of Kuvempu's articles, strongly criticised any attempts to change the poem.
See also
* Flag of Karnataka
* List of Karnataka state symbols
* Jana Gana Mana
* Vande Mataram
* List of Indian state songs
* Karnataka
Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Kar ...
References
External links
Jaya Bharata Jananiya Tanujate
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Indian poems
Indian state songs
Culture of Karnataka
Kannada-language songs