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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 lyrics were rendered into English by Tagore himself.
The first stanza contains the full version of the National Anthem
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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! |
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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
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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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