Indian National Anthem




Jana Mana Gana is the national anthem of
India. It was originally composed as Bharoto Bhagyo Bidhata in Bengali by poet Rabindranath Tagore. Later, it was written in sadhu Bengali or tatsama Bengali which is heavily sanskiritised. The first stanza of the song Bharoto Bhagyo Bidhata was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India as the National Anthem on 24 January 1950. A formal rendition of the national anthem takes approximately 52 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.

Jana Gana Mana (Original)

जनगणमन
अधिनायक जय हे
भारत भाग्य विधाता
पंजाब सिन्ध गुजरात
मराठा द्राविड़ उत्कल बंग
विन्ध्य हिमाचल यमुना
गंगा उच्छलजलधितरंग
तव शुभ नामे जागे
तव शुभ आशिष मांगे
गाहे तव जयगाथा
जनगणमंगलदायक जय हे
भारतभाग्यविधाता
जय हे, जय हे, जय हे
जय जय जय जय हे

English Translation

 Thou art the rulers 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 Vindhyas and Himalayas,

mingles in the music of Yamuna and Ganga 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.