NATIONAL ANTHEM

THE NATIONAL ANTHEM OF INDIA 

The Indian National anthem, originally composed in Bengali by Rabindranath Tagore, was adopted in its Hindi version by the Constituent Assembly as the National Anthem of India on 24'h January 1950. It was first sung on 27'1 December 1911 at the Kolkata session of the Indian National Congress. The complete song consists of five stanzas. The playing time of the full version of the National Anthem is approximately 52 seconds. The lyrics were rendered into English by Rabindranath Tagore himself. 

Jana-gana-mana-adhinayaka jaya he
Bharata-bhagya-vidhata
Panjaba-Sindhu-Gujarata-Maratha
Dravida-Utkala-Banga
Vindhya-Himachala-Yamuna-Ganga
uchchala-jaladhi-taranga
Tava Subha name jage,
tava subha asisa mage,
gahe tava jaya-gatha.
Jana-gana-mangala-dayaka jaya he
Bharata-bhagya-vidhata.
Jaya he, Jaya he, Jaya he,
jaya jaya jaya jaya he.