In which language was Vande Mataram originally written?

By Siva Sekaran  |  Express News Service  |   Published: 08th July 2017 07:29 AM  |  

CHENNAI: In which language was the national song, Vande Mataram,  originally written?

This was not a poser to children in a quiz competition. It was a question in an examination conducted for selection of teachers by the Teachers Recruitment Board in 2013. The question echoed in the Madras High Court, which could not determine the correct answer.

Justice M V Muralidharan then directed the Advocate-General to submit the correct answer. “If any advocate or any other parties, who is interested in this case, are also permitted to assist this court and to offer their reply in respect of the subject with relevant records,” the judge said in his interim order on Friday.

K Veeramani of Thailapuram in Villupuram district, a  BA, BEd, wrote the TN TET for appointment to the post of BT Assistant in 2013. Question No. 107 (D-Type) Paper-II asked candidates to answer as to in which language the song Vande Mataram was written first.

There were four answers -- A. Bengali, B. Urdu, C. Marathi and D. Sanskrit. Petitioner’s answer was A. Bengali, as per the BEd textbook.

Claiming that the answer was wrong, he was denied one mark. As he secured only 89 marks, one mark less than the cut-off mark of 90, he was refused selection.

Hence, the present petition for a direction to the Teachers Recruitment Board to award one mark and select him and to keep one post vacant till then.

The petitioner’s counsel told the judge that Vande Mataram was written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in both Bengali and Sanskrit. But, the Additional Government Pleader claimed that it was written only in Sanskrit and later translated into Bengali.

The confused judge directed the AG to appear and submit the correct answer.
The judge also kept it open to any other advocate or interested parties to submit the correct answer with supporting material and posted the matter for July 11.

TNTET 2017 : தவறான பதில் , உயர்நீதிமன்றத்தில் வழக்கு

வந்தே மாதரம் வங்க மொழியில் முதலில் எழுதப்பட்டதா அல்லது சமஸ்கிருத மொழியில் எழுதப்பட்டதா என்று அட்வகேட் ஜெனரல் தெரிவிக்க வேண்டும் என்று சென்னை உயர் நீதிமன்றம் உத்தரவிட்டுள்ளது.

சென்னை உயர் நீதிமன்றத்தில் பட்டதாரி ஆசிரியரான கே.வீரமணி தாக்கல் ெசய்த மனுவில் கூறியிருப்பதாவது: சமீபத்தில் நடந்த ஆசிரியர் தகுதித் தேர்வில் கலந்துகொண்டேன். அதில் வந்தே மாதரம் எந்த மொழியில் எழுதப்பட்டது என்ற கேள்வி இருந்தது. கேள்விக்கு வங்கமொழி, உருது, மராத்தி, சமஸ்கிருதம் என்ற 4 பதில்கள் இருந்தன. கேள்விக்கு சரியான பதிலாக வங்கமொழி என்று எழுதினேன். ஆனால், எனது பதில் தவறு என்று கூறி எனக்கு ஒரு மதிப்பெண் வழங்க ஆசிரியர் தேர்வு வாரியம் மறுத்துவிட்டது.ஆசிரியர் தகுதித் தேர்வில் நான் 89 மதிப்பெண்கள் பெற்றுள்ளேன்.

தேர்வில் வெற்றி பெற 90 மதிப்பெண்கள் பெறவேண்டும். வந்தே மாதரம் எந்த மொழி என்ற கேள்விக்கு நான் சரியான பதில் எழுதியுள்ளதால் அதற்குஒரு மதிப்பெண் தந்தால் நான் தகுதித் தேர்வில் தேர்ச்சி ெபற்றிருப்பேன். பிஎட் படிப்பில் உள்ள அனைத்து புத்தகங்களிலும் வங்கமொழியில்தான் வந்தே மாதரம் எழுதப்பட்டது என்று உள்ளது. ஆனால், ஆசிரியர் தேர்வு வாரியத்தின் கீ ஆன்சரில் மட்டும் சமஸ்கிருதம்என்று குறிப்பிடப்பட்டுள்ளது. எனவே, வந்தே மாதரம் வங்கமொழியில் எழுதப்பட்டுள்ளது என்ற எனது பதிலுக்கு ஒரு மதிப்பெண் தருமாறு ஆசிரியர் தேர்வு வாரியத்திற்கு உத்தரவிட வேண்டும்.இவ்வாறு மனுவில் கூறப்பட்டுள்ளது.

இந்த மனு நீதிபதி எம்.வி.முரளிதரன் முன்னிலையில் விசாரணைக்கு வந்தது. அப்போது, மனுதாரர் தரப்பில் ஆஜரான வக்கீல் பக்கிம் சந்திர சட்டர்ஜி வந்தே மாதரத்தை வங்க மொழியில்தான் முதலில் எழுதினார் என்றுவாதிட்டார்.

கூடுதல் அரசு பிளீடர், சமஸ்கிருதத்தில்தான் முதலில் வந்தே மாதரம் எழுதப்பட்டது என்றார். இருதரப்பு வாதங்களையும் கேட்டநீதிபதி, வந்தே மாதரம் எந்த மொழியில் முதலில் எழுதப்பட்டது, வங்க மொழியிலா அல்லது சமஸ்கிருதத்திலாஎன்று அட்வகேட் ஜெனரல் தெரிவிக்குமாறு உத்தரவிட்டு விசாரணையை வரும் 11ம் தேதிக்கு தள்ளிவைத்தார்.

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 Deadline for MBBS admissions extended

The Centralised Admission Committee (Centac) has extended the date of submission for online application for MBBS and BDS degree courses (Union Territory of Puducherry candidates only) from July 7 to 16.

The hard copy of the applications should reach the Centac office either by post or in person on or before 5 p.m. on July 18.

List released

The Department of Health and Family Welfare has announced the list of candidates qualified through the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET). Of the 4,196 students who appeared for the NEET-UG from Puducherry, only 1,586 students have been qualified.

Of the 394 candidates, at least 207 have qualified under the general category.

Of the 3,173 students who appeared for the examination under the OBC category, 1,237 students qualified. Under the SC and ST categories, nearly 620 and nine students respectively appeared for the examination.

Among them, 138 and five have made the cut.

 HC comes down on Madurai Collector

For laying road through a Panchayat Union Primary School land at Karungalakudi

The Madras High Court Bench here on Friday came down heavily upon Madurai Collector K. Veera Raghava Rao for ordering laying of a road through a Panchayat Union Primary School land at Karungalakudi in Melur Taluk near here to allegedly facilitate easy access to a real estate project from Karungalakudi-Singampunari main road.

A Division Bench of Justices K.K. Sasidharan and G.R. Swaminathan granted an interim injunction restraining the Collector from laying the road after finding “considerable force” in the submissions made by a public interest litigation petitioner M. Srinivasan (40) of Karungalakudi that the road was being laid only to benefit real estate developers.

Since the petitioner’s counsel B.S. Meltiue told the court that the road-laying work had begun on Tuesday despite objections raised by the villagers, the judges directed R. Chellapandian, Deputy Block Development Officer of Kottampatti Panchayat Union, who was present in the court, to inform the Collector over phone to stop the work forthwith.


During the course of arguments, Mr. Justice Sasidharan told Special Government Pleader M. Govindan that a Collector was supposed to work for the welfare of the people and “not to act like Hitler.”

Recording that they had passed the interim injunction at 10.50 a.m, the judges made clear that no work should have been carried out in Karungalakudi after that point of time.
In his affidavit, the petitioner had claimed that his grandfather Mounampillai had donated 2.75 acres in the village for the construction of the school during the British regime in 1908. Till recent times, it was the only school which imparted primary education to the children living in and around Karungalakudi.

Alleging that a family involved in real estate business owned about 100 acres adjacent to the school, the petitioner said that it had converted the property into residential plots, besides constructing houses for rent as well as sale. The businessmen had made a representation to the Collector to lay a road to their property in the guise of public interest.

Acting upon it, a portion of the compound wall as well as one of the school buildings, in good condition, were demolished, the petitioner alleged and pointed out that the Additional Collector had instructed the authorities concerned, on more than one occasion, to construct the compound wall to protect the interests of the students.

“However, no compound wall was constructed,” the affidavit read and stated that the Collector had issued an order on September 15 last to lay the road and kept in cold storage for long “for reasons best known to him.” It added that the Collector’s order was forwarded to the Kottampatti BDO only June 27.

Subsequently, “the respondents 6 (Kottampatti Panchyat Union Commissioner) and 10 (BDO) came to the school premises with police force on July 4 and commenced the road work on the school land,” the petitioner claimed.

Kancheepuram hospital an NBE centre

 Only private hospitals have this facility

The Government District Headquarters Hospital, Kancheepuram, has been made a National Board of Examinations centre. The hospital, selected among the 11 government hospitals in the State, will offer a Diplomate (DNB course) that is equal to the post graduate degrees of the medical universities.
The other 10 government district or taluk headquarters hospitals, where the DNB courses to be offered include, Cuddalore, Chidambaram, Dindigul, Ramanathapuram, Virudhunagar, Kovilpatti, Erode, Tirupur, Pattukottai and Mayiladuthurai.

At present, only private hospitals/medical research centres have been recognised by the NBE for conducting these courses, offered in 54 disciplines. While DNB courses are offered in 12 disciplines, the DNB (super speciality) courses are available in 13 disciplines at 37 private institutions in Tamil Nadu.

With addition of 11 more government hospitals to offer DNB courses, the number of institutions is set to increase to 48.

Qualifications

As far as the seats sanctioned by the NBE in the 37 private institutions, 72 seats are available in DNB courses for which the applicant should have completed MBBS course with the one-year internship, and 65 seats in the DNB (super speciality) courses, for which the applicant should have completed MD/MS degree.

Pleasant weather, rain likely to continue during weekend

 Some areas received good spell of showers on Thursday night

Chennai may get to enjoy a pleasant weather during the weekend as thunder showers are expected to continue, note meteorologists.

Friday dawned with a murky sky as the overnight showers had cooled the city . The day temperature in Nungambakkam and Meenambakkam dropped by a few notches compared to the previous day and was at 34.5 degree Celsius and 34.3 degrees Celsius respectively. This is nearly two degree Celsius lower than the average for the month.

On Thursday, the city was in the grip of stifling heat as the maximum temperature in the city touched 38.8 degree Celsius.

The decade’s high of 41 degree Celsius was recorded on July 10, 2015.

However, some areas in the city received a good spell of showers on Thursday night. The automatic rain gauges in Sriperumbudur and Ennore port recorded the highest volume of rainfall of 7 cm during the past 24 hours ending 8.30 a.m. on Friday. Meenambakkam too registered 5 cm.

Officials of the Meteorological Department said changes in the wind speed of the prevailing westerly winds led to the development of clouds and peaking temperature level also aided the convective activity.

S.Balachandran, Director, Area Cyclone Warning Centre, said the presence of easterly winds and their interaction with the hot westerlies also helped bring rainfall over north Tamil Nadu. The same weather pattern may continue for one or two days.

Drawal from Porur lake

Chennai Metrowater would start drawing three million litres of water from Porur lake and start supply from Saturday. It has already set up a modular treatment plant of four mld capacity.

 42,224 apply for MBBS, BDS

7,450 forms were downloaded from the website

As many as 42,224 candidates have applied for medical and dental seats at various government and self-financing colleges in the State.

The number includes 7,450 forms that were downloaded from the website. Saturday is the last date for submission of applications.

Officials in the Directorate of Medical Education said a total of 43,206 forms had been issued this year.

While 31,040 forms were issued for seats under the government quota, 12,166 forms had been sold for seats in management quota of self-financing colleges.

Candidates who wish to know the status of their application forms can access the details through the websitehttp://www. tnmedicalselection.org/.

Candidates can key in their application number, NEET registration number and NEET roll number to track the status of their applications for seats in management quota or government quota.

There are as many as 2,594 seats in government medical colleges; and 783 seats in self-financing colleges under government quota.

There are 517 seats in management quota in medical colleges.

In BDS, a total of 1910 seats, including self-financing management seats, are available for students under State quota.

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