Jana Gana Mana
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| National anthem of | India |
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| Lyrics | Rabindranath Tagore |
| Music | Rabindranath Tagore |
| Adopted | 1950 |
"Jana Gana Mana" (जन-गण-मन) is the title for the national anthem of India. In 1911, it was composed and originally written in Bengali by popular Indic poet and artist Rabindranath Tagore—the same author for the Bangladeshi anthem "Amar Shonar Bangla".[1] Originally a five-verse Brahmo hymn in Bengali called "Bharoto Bhagyo Bidhata", in January 1950, only the first verse was made to be officially part of the national anthem of India per the Constituent Assembly.[2][3] In addition, the lyrics now contain many words of Sanskrit origin.[4]
Lyrics[change | change source]
Hindi words[change | change source]
(Devanagari) |
(ISO-style) |
(IPA) |
जन-गण-मन अधिनायक जय हे, |
Jana-gaṇa-mana adhināyaka jaya hē |
[dʒənə gəɳə mənə əd̪ʱinɑːjəkə dʒəjə ɦɛː] |
English translation[change | change source]
- Thou art the ruler of the minds of all people,
- Dispenser of India's destiny.
- Thy name rouses the hearts of Punjab, Sindh,
- Gujarat and Maratha,
- Of the Dravida and Odisha
- and Bengal;
- It echoes in the hills of Vindhya and the
- Himalayas,
- Mingles in the music of Ganga and Yamuna
- 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.[6]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ https://india.gov.in/india-glance/national-symbols National Symbol: National Anthem. National Portal of India. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
- ↑ Britannica, Editors of Encyclopedia (2008), Britannica Encyclopedia of India (Set of 5 Volumes), Encyclopedia Britannica India, p. 167, ISBN 978-81-8131-008-8
- ↑ http://mha.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/pdf/NationalAnthem(E).pdf Archived 2018-04-18 at the Wayback Machine (dead)
- ↑ https://www.news18.com/news/india/national-anthem-of-india-a-brief-on-jana-gana-mana-498576.html National anthem of India: a brief on 'Jana Gana Mana'. News18. 14 August 2012.
- ↑ https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/NationalAnthem-Hindi.pdf भारत के राष्ट्रगान के संबंध में आदेश (Order relating to the national anthem of India). mha.gov.in. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 24 June 2018.
- ↑ https://books.google.com.qa/books?id=jfrWCQAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false James Minahan. The Complete Guide to National Symbols and Emblems [2 Volumes]. ABC-CLIO. p. 61.