"Motherland" is the national anthem of Mauritius. The music was composed by Philippe Gentil M.B.E. and the lyrics were written by Jean Georges Prosper.
The rest of it is omitted, the reason obviously being that the Muslims objected to the mention of the Indian Goddesses in the song though every goddess is the personification of some divine virtues and all this is explained in the song itself.
The National Anthem of the Azad Hind Fauz led by Netaji Subhas was a soul-stirring adoration of the Motherland which inspired thousands of soldiers belonging to the Fauz to offer their lives at the altar of the Mother.
He had fully realized the vision of the Motherland, and his songs, including the two marvelous Tamil verse translations of Bande Mataram are revelations of his vision.
The 'National' Anthem of the Indian Union was composed by the Nobel laureate Ravindranath Thakur (Rabindranath Tagore in his native Bengali), a Deist, and as a Deistic hymn, and goes:
For one thing, the anthem was not, in fact, written in honour of George V. It was merely recited in an audience with him, as he presided as the guest of honour.
The vast majority of the provinces of 'British India' are not recorded by the anthem: Baluchistan, The North-West Frontier Province, The United Provinces of Agra & Oudh, the Province of Central India and Berar, the Bombay Presidency and the Madras Presidency, the provinces of Upper and Lower Burma, the province of Ceylon, etc.
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