National Anthem India

RabindranathTagore's songJana-gana-mana was adopted by the Constituent Assembly as the National Anthem of India on 24th Jan. 1950. The first stanza (out of 5 stanzas) of the song forms the National Anthem.

National Anthem

jana-gana-man adhinaya ka
jayahe Bharata-bhagya-vidhata
Punjaba-Smcdhu-Gujarat -Maratha-
Dravida-Utkala-Banga
Vindhya-Himachala-Yamuna-Ganga
Uchchhala-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.

The following is Tagore's English rendering of the stanza: Thou art the ruler of the minds of all people, Dispenser of India's destiny. Thy name rouses the hearts of the Punjab, Sind, Gujarat and Maratha.

Of the Dravid and Orissa and Bengal It echoes in the hills of the Vindhyas and Himalayas, mingles in the music of the Jamuna, and the Ganges and is chan-ted by the waves of the Indian Sea. They pray for the blessings and' sing thy praise.