Govt revives poetry banned during British rule
- July 9, 2022
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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Govt revives poetry banned during British rule
Subject :History
Section: Freedom struggle
- A section of the Amrit Mahotsav website, called Swatantra Swar, showcases some of these poems written before 1947, in languages such as Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
Some of the popular poems showcased
- “Rashtriya Pataka” from the book “Azaadi ki Bansuri”
- Telugu poem “Bharatha Matha Geetham” by Vaddadhi Seetharaamanjaneyulu and Pudipeddhi Kashi ViswanathaSashtri
- “Daridra Nian” by Odia poet Gangadhar Mishra
- Gujarati poem “Kasumbi No Rang” from the book Sindhudo by poet Jhaverchand Meghani.
What is Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav
- Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav is an initiative of the Government of India to celebrate and commemorate 75 years of independence and the glorious history of it’s people, culture and achievements.
- In addition, Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav refers to an epitome of all that is progressive about India’s political, socio-cultural, and economic identity.
- This Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav officially began on 12th March 2021, which initiated a 75-week countdown to India’s 75th Independence anniversary and will complete after a year on 15th August 2023.
- The Ministry of Culture, the nodal ministry for the 75-week-long Amrit Mahosav celebrations