by GOPAL
(The word “Hind” means India; adding “u” makes it “Hindu,” that is, a follower of Hinduism. The cartoonist is drawing attention to the communalistic character of the current Indian government. The cartoon shows Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In the background is the Red Fort with an Indian flag, a place from where the Indian premiers deliver the Independence Day speech. Ed.)
“Jai Hind (Hindi: ?? ?????) 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 claimed to be coined by Chempakaraman Pillai, of Indian Independence Movement and Hindu–German Conspiracy. But researchers had stated that it was first coined by Major Abid Hasan Safrani of the Indian National Army as a shortened version of Jai Hindustan Ki (translation: Victory to India).[3][4] It has since captured the imagination of Indians and has been immortalized by Subhas Chandra Bose as the battle cry of the Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj).
“The Jai Hind postmark was the first commemorative postmark of Independent India, and was issued on the day of independence, 15 August 1947.”
The above cartoon appeared in the August 15 (India’s independence day), 2014 issue of Communalism Watch. Text is from Wikipedia.
(Thanks to Mukul Dube)