Before You Read: India in a National Anthem
Tagore named our rivers; this poet names our mountains
Recite the National Anthem in your head, slowly. Which states, mountain ranges and rivers does Tagore name in it? What do you think he wanted you to feel when those names land in your ears?
Don't worry about getting every name; notice which names rise to mind first, and why the poem chose them.
Subramania Bharati wrote the poem you are about to read in Tamil — not English. What you'll read is a translation. Watch what he names — and what he does NOT name. Notice the repeating line — Bharati uses it the way a song uses a refrain.
The triumphant 'Victory!' refrain in the final lines of India's National Anthem.
Four key words from the poem — Kaveri asks you to find the odd-one-out, but first let's make sure each word's meaning is clear.
Q1.Kaveri's odd-one-out: peerless matches valuable, incomparable, unmatched. Which one is the odd one out?
Q1.In what language did Subramania Bharati write the poem you are about to read?
Recite the National Anthem in your head, slowly. Which states, mountain ranges and rivers does Tagore name in it? What do you think he wanted you to feel when those names land in your ears?
Don't worry about getting every name; notice which names rise to mind first, and why the poem chose them.
Subramania Bharati wrote the poem you are about to read in Tamil — not English. What you'll read is a translation. Watch what he names — and what he does NOT name. Notice the repeating line — Bharati uses it the way a song uses a refrain.
The triumphant 'Victory!' refrain in the final lines of India's National Anthem.
Four key words from the poem — Kaveri asks you to find the odd-one-out, but first let's make sure each word's meaning is clear.
Q1.Kaveri's odd-one-out: peerless matches valuable, incomparable, unmatched. Which one is the odd one out?
Q1.In what language did Subramania Bharati write the poem you are about to read?