71st Independence Day Special:Know about NATIONAL ANTHEM OF INDIA (Jana Gana Mana)
Jana Gana Mana is the national anthem of India. It is the Hindi version of a song originally composed in Bengali by poet Rabindranath Tagore.
The song was adopted in its Hindi version by the Constituent Assembly of India as the National Anthem on 24 January 1950. A formal rendition of the national anthem takes approximately fifty-two seconds. A shortened version consisting of the first and last lines (and taking about 20 seconds to play) is also staged occasionally. It was first publicly sung on 27 December 1911 at the Calcutta (now, Kolkata) Session of the Indian National Congress. The Bengali version is the first of five stanzas of Tagore’s song Bharot Bhagyo Bidhata.
HISTORY OF NATIONAL ANTHEM OF INDIA
National anthem (Jana-gana-mana song) was originally composed by the Rabindranath Tagore in Bengali. The Hindi version of the national anthem was adopted in 1950 on 24th of January by the Constituent Assembly. The lyrics and music of the national anthem was given by the Rabindranath Tagore in 1911. It was first sung in Calcutta in the meeting of Indian National Congress on 27th of December in 1911.
Full version national anthem was translated to English from Bengali and music was set in Madanapalle (it is city in Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh state).
FULL VERSION NATIONAL ANTHEM OF INDIA
“Janaganamana-adhinayaka jaya he bharatabhagyabidhata!
Panjaba sindhu gujarata maratha drabira utkala banga
bindhya himacala yamuna ganga ucchalajaladhitaraṅga
taba subha name jage, taba subha asisa mage,
gahe taba jayagatha.
Janaganamangaladayaka jaya he bharatabhagyabidhata!
Jaya he, jaya he, jaya he, jaya jaya jaya jaya he…”
LYRICS OF NATIONAL ANTHEM OF INDIA
The text of the national anthem written in Bengali which is highly sanskritised language (also called as Sadhu bhasa). It is written completely using nouns which also used as verbs. The translated version is easily understandable by everyone however its pronunciation varies in various regions of India. It is sung on various national occasions in India. The words and music to the national anthem is given by the late poet Rabindra Nath Tagore. Full version National Anthem takes 52 seconds to sing. The full version national anthem song consists of five stanzas.
| জন গণ মন (Bengali) | Bengali romanisation | जन गण मन (Hindi) | Official English transliteration |
|---|---|---|---|
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জনগণমন-অধিনায়ক জয় হে ভারতভাগ্যবিধাতা! |
Janagaṇamana-adhināẏaka jaẏa hē Bhāratabhāgyabidhātā! |
जनगणमन अधिनायक जय हे, भारतभाग्यविधाता। |
Jana-Gaṇa-Mana Adhināyaka jaya hē, Bhārata-Bhāgya-Vidhātā Jana-Gaṇa-Maṅgala-Dāyaka jaya hē, Bhārata-Bhāgya-Vidhātā, |
Code of conduct
The National Anthem of India is played or sung on various occasions. Instructions have been issued from time to time about the correct versions of the Anthem, the occasions on which these are to be played or sung, and about the need for paying respect to the anthem by observance of proper decorum on such occasions. The substance of these instructions has been embodied in the information sheet issued by the government of India for general information and guidance. The approximate duration of the National Anthem of India is 52 seconds.
MEANING OF NATIONAL ANTHEM OF INDIA
The original version of the national anthem was translated to the English language and edited in 1950 to make some changes. Sindh was replaced by the Sindhu because Sindh was allocated to the Pakistan after division. The English meaning of the national anthem is as follows:
“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 Odisha and Bengal;
It echoes in the hills of the Vindhyas 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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