![]() ![]() (Oh the water of Ganges! Do you remember those days, ![]() Gulshan hai jinke dam se rashk i jinan hamaraīecause of them, heavens envy our gardens)Īe ab e rood e Ganga, woh din hain yad tujhko, Godi mein khelti hain, uski hazaron nadiyan (That highest mountain, the companion of the skies, Parbat woh sabse uncha, hamsaya asman ka, ![]() The iconic nationalist poem, written by Muhammad Iqbal (1877 –1938), better known as “Allama” Iqbal, in 1904, at the age of 27, is rife with geographical references, from the Himalayas to the multiple rivers that flow across the country: Credit: Wikipediaįor many Indians, an enduring childhood memory is standing in an assembly line at school and singing Sare jahan se achha, Hindustan hamara.īut what was this idea of ‘Hindustan’, really, and did it always imply a sense of superiority to other nations? Iqbal’s iconic ‘Sare jahan se achha’ is rife with geographical references, including to the formidable Himalayas. ![]()
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