“Koti koti kanttha kalakala-ninaada-karaale
Dwisapta koti bhujayirdhritha kharakaravaale
ke bole maa tumi abale
bahubala-dhaarineem namaami taarineem
ripudala-vaarineem maataram”
-Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
I don’t understand why this part of ‘Vande maataram’ was omitted regardless such depth in it. Especially, the third and fourth lines praising our country as a powerful woman. In fact, this verse is far more beautiful than the existing two.
the second line reads
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"koti koti...." as you wrote.
I too am not sure why they omit such a wonderful piece of literature during the public performances of vandemaataram.
ganapati: Thanks for that.
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