Independence Day in India 2020: The Hindi version of the national anthem was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 24 January 1950. The National Anthem of India was sung for the first time at the Kolkata Session of the Indian National Congress on 27 December 1911.
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Word to Word Meaning of National Anthem:
Facts at a Glance:
1. The song Jana Gana Mana is the National Anthem of India which was composed by Rabindra Nath Tagore, originally in Bengali.
2. It was adopted by the constituent assembly on January 24, 1950, in its Hindi version.
3. The song "Jana Gana Mana" was first published under the title “Bharat Vidhata” in Tattva Bodhini Patrika in January 1912.
4. The song was translated into English in 1919 with the title “Morning Song of India”.
5. The very first time it was sung at the Kolkata Session of Congress on 27 December, 1911.
6. It takes about 52 seconds for its total completion, while it takes 20 seconds for the first and last lines of the stanza.
Translation of the National Anthem is provided below:
Thou art the ruler of the minds of all people,
The 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.
Source: knowindia.gov.in
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