National Anthem
The song Jana-gana-mana, composed
originally in Bengali by Rabindranath Tagore, was adopted in its Hindi
version by the Constituent Assembly as the national anthem of India on
24 January 1950. It was first sung on 27 December 1911 at the Calcutta
Session of the Indian National Congress. The complete song consists of
five stanzas. The first stanza contains the full version of the
National Anthem :
Jana-gana-mana-adhinayaka, jaya he
Bharata-bhagya-vidhata.
Punjab-Sindh-Gujarat-Maratha
Dravida-Utkala-Banga
Vindhya-Himachala-Yamuna-Ganga
Uchchala-Jaladhi-taranga.
Tava shubha name jage,
Tava shubha asisa mage,
Gahe tava jaya gatha,
Jana-gana-mangala-dayaka jaya he
Bharata-bhagya-vidhata.
Jaya he, jaya he, jaya he,
Jaya jaya jaya, jaya he!
Playing time of the full version of the
national anthem is approximately 52 seconds. A short version
consisting of first and last lines of the stanza (playing time
approximately 20 seconds) is also played on certain occasions. The
following is Tagore�s English rendering of the anthem :
Thou art the ruler of the minds of all
people,
dispenser of India�s destiny.
Thy name rouses the hearts of Punjab, Sind,
Gujarat and Maratha,
Of the Dravida and Orissa and Bengal;
It echoes in the hills of the Vindyas and Himalayas,
mingles in the music of Jamuna and Ganges and is
chanted by the waves of the Indian Sea.
They pray for thy blessings and sing thy praise.
The saving of all people waits in thy hand,
thou dispenser of India�s destiny.
Victory, victory, victory to thee.
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