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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 January
24, 1950. It was first sung on December 27, 1911 at the Calcutta
session of the Indian National Congress. The complete song
consists of five stanzas.
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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!
The 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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