National Anthem of India

by imobino in Society, December 27, 2011

National Anthem of India.

Rabindranath Tagore composed the Indian National anthem in Bengali. The Constituent Assembly adopted its Hindi version as the National Anthem of India on 24 January 1950. The anthem consists of five stanzas beginning with ” Jana Gana Mana Adhinayaka Jaya He”. Tagore translated the lyrics as follows.

“Thou are the ruler of the minds of all people, dispenser of India’s destiny. The name rouses the hearts of Punjab, Sind, Gujurat and Marath, Dravid, Orissa and Bengal. It Echoes in the hills of Vindhyas and Himalayas, mingles in the music of Yamuna and Ganga and is chanted by the waves of the Indian Sea. They pray for your blessing and sing thy praise. The salvation of all people is in thy hand, thou dispenser of India’s destiny. Victory, Victory, Victory to thee.”