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Jai Hind जय हिंद is a salutation, slogan and battle cry most commonly used in India in speeches and communications pertaining to or referring to patriotism towards India (also known as Hind). It translates roughly to "Hail India" or "Victory to India"[1] or "Long live India".[2] The term was coined by Major Abid Hasan Safrani a close lieutenant of Netaji Subash Chandra Bose and is the shortened form of " Jai Hindustan Ki" according to Leonard Gordon author of Brothers Against the Raj. It has since captured the imagination of Indians and has been immortalized by Subhash Chandra Bose as the battle cry of the Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj).
Jai Hind Post-mark was the first commemorative postmark of Independent India, and was issued on the day of independence, 15 August 1947.
Jai Hind was coined by Netaji Subhas Bose's close lieutanant Major Abid Hasan Safrani.
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A follower of S.C. Bose, Ramchandra Moreshwar Karkare of Gwalher Madhya Bharat, wrote a patriotic drama Jai Hind based on facts and published a book in Hindi, Jai Hind. Later, Ramchandra Karkare became Congress president of Central India Province. He took part in the freedom struggle with Chandrasekhar Azad.
The phrase is what the radio announcer says on All India Radio at the end of the broadcast. The term occurs in the patriotic song Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo sung by Lata Mangeshkar in 1963.[3] Jai Hind (1999) is also a Hindi film, made by actor-director Manoj Kumar.[4] The comedy show Jay Hind! (2009) is also named after it, and numerous institutions like Jai Hind College, Mumbai, as well as media entities like Jai Hind Gujarati Newspaper and JaiHind TV.
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- ^ Chopra, Pram Nath (2003). A comprehensive history of modern India. Sterling Publishing. p. 283. ISBN 8120725069. http://books.google.com/books?id=RAON5AW4yUEC&pg=PA283&dq=jai+hind+victory+to+india&client=firefox-a&cd=4#v=onepage&q=jai%20hind%20victory%20to%20india&f=false. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
- ^ James, Lawrence (1997). The Rise and Fall of the British Empire. Macmillan. p. 548. ISBN 9780312169855 8120725069. http://books.google.com/books?id=4DMS3r_BxOYC&pg=RA4-PA548-IA8&dq=jai+hind+long+live+india&client=firefox-a&cd=7#v=onepage&q=jai%20hind%20long%20live%20india&f=false. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
- ^ Chaturvedi, Mamta (2004). Filmi & non-filmi songs. Diamond Pocket Books. p. 38. ISBN 8128802992. http://books.google.co.in/books?id=459ay5Ai2l4C&pg=PA38&dq=Jay+Hind&cd=1#v=onepage&q=Jay%20Hind&f=false.
- ^ Jai Hind at the Internet Movie Database
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