Anandamath (Bengali: আনন্দমঠ Anondomôţh) is a Bengali fiction, written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and published in 1882. It is inspired by and incorporates various by the plight of the farmer community during British Raj. Phadke believed that Swaraj was the only remedy for their ills. With the help of the Koli, Bhil and Dhangar communities in Maharashtra, Vasudev formed a revolutionary group of Ramoshi.
The book is set in the years during the famine in Bengal in 1770 CE.[3] It starts with introduction to a couple, Mahendra and Kalyani, who are stuck at their village Padachina without food and water in the times of famine. The leader of the rebels shows Mahendra the three faces of Bharat-Mata (Mother India) as three goddess idols being worshipped in three consecutive rooms: What Mother Was – An idol of Goddess Jagaddhatri What Mother Has Become – An idol of Goddess Kali What Mother Will Be – An idol of Goddess Durga The song Vande Mataram is sung in this novel. Vande Mataram means "I bow to thee, Mother". It inspired freedom fighters in the 20th century and its first two stanzas became the national song of India after independence. https://youtu.be/xj1Iy4nRMkc https://youtu.be/iGWqGtPFbDQ Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
