Category: HistoryPart of speech: phraseDifficulty: IntermediateRecommended for ★ UPSC
ভারত মাতা
/bharat mata/Roman
English meaning: Mother India
Definition
A personification of India as a mother goddess, used as a patriotic rallying symbol during the independence movement. The painting 'Bharat Mata' by Abanindranath Tagore (1905) was a defining nationalist image that inspired freedom fighters.
Example
“ভারত মাতার ছবি ভারতের স্বাধীনতা আন্দোলনে অনুপ্রেরণা দিয়েছিল।”
In English: “The image of Bharat Mata inspired the Indian independence movement.”
Literary Heritage
“হে বীর, জন্মভূমির তরে মৃত্যু কি মধুর।”
/He vir, janmabhumir tare mrityu ki madhur./
“O hero, how sweet is death for the motherland.”
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- Language
- বাংলা
- Bengali
- Script
- Bengali
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
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