India National Anthem
জন গণ মন
Jana Gana Mana
Jana Gana Mana
1911
1950
Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore
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Key Facts
- 1. Rabindranath Tagore also wrote Bangladesh's national anthem 'Amar Shonar Bangla,' making him the only person to author the anthems of two nations
- 2. The anthem mentions the region of Sindh, which is now part of Pakistan, preserving a geographical vision of undivided India
- 3. At exactly 52 seconds, the Indian government specifies a precise duration for performing the full version of the anthem
India National Anthem Lyrics
জনগণমন-অধিনায়ক জয় হে
ভারত ভাগ্য বিধাতা।
পঞ্জাব সিন্ধু গুজরাট মরাঠা
দ্রাবিড় উৎকল বঙ্গ
বিন্ধ্য হিমাচল যমুনা গঙ্গা
উচ্ছল জলধি তরঙ্গ
তব শুভ নামে জাগে
তব শুভ আশিষ মাগে
গাহে তব জয়গাথা।
জনগণমঙ্গলদায়ক জয় হে
ভারত ভাগ্য বিধাতা।
জয় হে! জয় হে! জয় হে!
জয় জয় জয় জয় হে!
Translations are non-official and intended to convey meaning, not replace originals
Analysis
EditorialWritten by Rabindranath Tagore in highly Sanskritized Bengali in 1911. There is a persistent myth that it was composed to welcome King George V to India, but Tagore himself firmly denied this, stating the song was addressed to the 'dispenser of human destiny' and not any earthly king. Tagore remains the only person to have written the national anthems of two different countries.
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Sources & References
- Orders Relating to the National Anthem of India . Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India
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