Jai Hind

Jai Hind (, , ) is a salutation and slogan that originally meant "Victory to Hindustan", and in contemporary colloquial usage often means "Long live India" or "Salute to India". Coined by Champakaraman Pillai and used during India's independence movement from British rule, it emerged as a battle cry and in political speeches.

Etymology and nomenclature

The word "jai" is derived from ''jaya'' (Sanskrit), which means "triumph, victory, cheers, bravo, rejoice". The word ''jaya'' appears in Vedic literature such as in '' Atharvaveda'' 8.50.8 and in post-Vedic literature such as the ''Mahabharata''.

History

It is believed that In 1907, Champakaraman Pillai coined the term "Jai Hind", which was adopted as slogan of the Indian National Army in the 1940s at the suggestion of Abid Hasan. After India's independence, it emerged as a national slogan. But the above references sited for coining of phrase "Jai Hind" by Champakaraman Pillai does not have any authentic references about this claim. These references also does not tell when he coined this phrase and when it reached to Netaji. However there is an authentic reference that this phrase "Jai Hind" was actually coined by Abid Hasan

According to grand-nephew Sumantra Bose, a historian, the phrase is devoid of any religious tones. The term became popular as a slogan and greeting of the Indian National Army organized by Bose and his colleagues, particularly between 1943–45.
After India's independence, it emerged as a national slogan, and has been a common form of greeting the Indian people by political leaders and prime ministers such as Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, P.V. Narasimha Rao, and others. Indira Gandhi in particular often ended her political speeches with a triple shout of "''Jai Hind''". Since the mid-1990s, it came to be used as a greeting among Indian Army personnel.

The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh chanting 'Jai Hind' from the ramparts of Red Fort on the occasion of 64th Independence Day, in Delhi on August 15, 2010.jpg, Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh chanting "''Jai Hind''" from the ramparts of Red Fort, Delhi
JAI HIND.jpg, The book "''Jai Hind''" by Ramchandra Moreshwar Karkare.
1947 India Flag 3½ annas.jpg, Independent India's first postage stamp.
Jai Hind Post-mark.gif, Indian commemorative ''Jai Hind'' postmark.

In popular culture

A follower of Subhas Chandra Bose, Ramchandra Moreshwar Karkare, of Gwalher (Gwalior) Madhya Bharat, wrote the patriotic drama ''Jai Hind'' in March 1947, and published a book in Hindi with the same title. Later, Karkare became Congress president of Central India Province.

The Jai Hind postmark was the first commemorative postmark of Independent India. The first stamps of an independent India were issued on November 21, 1947 with ''Jai Hind'' inscribed on them, in 1.5 anna, 3.5 anna and 12 anna denominations. Along with ''Jai Hind'', these bore images of the Lion Capital of Ashoka, the national flag, and an aircraft respectively. "जय हिन्द" is also stated on the first, Independence series of Indian stamps.

The phrase is used on All India Radio at the end of a broadcast. It occurs in the patriotic song '' Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo'' sung by Lata Mangeshkar in 1963. The phrase also appeared in early slogans of state-owned Air India, with a 1965 Lok Sabha debate mentioning it as part of the tagline "One Nation, One Leader, One India, Jai Hind".

Mahatma Gandhi sent a piece of crocheted, cotton lace made from yarn he spun by himself, with the central motif of ''Jai Hind'', to Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, as a gift on the occasion of their wedding in 1947.

Other uses

The phrase has also given its name to
*'' Jai Hind'' (1994), a Tamil movie with Arjun Sarja as hero
* ''Jai Hind'' (1999), a Hindi film, made by actor-director Manoj Kumar
* The comedy show '' Jay Hind!''
* Jai Hind College, Mumbai
* '' Jai Hind'', a Gujarati newspaper
* ''JaiHind TV''.

See also

* Bharat Mata
* Banga Mata
* Sri Lanka Mata
* Hindustan Zindabad
* Jai Jawan Jai Kisan
* Joy Bangla
* Jai Maharashtra
* Jaya Jaya He Telangana
* Jai Jai Garavi Gujarat
* Vande Mataram

References

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Indian political slogans
National symbols of India
Indian National Army
Indian independence movement
Slogans
Battle cries
Hindi words and phrases