National Anthem - India

"Jana Gana Mana" is the national anthem of India. Written in highly Sanskritised (Tatsama) Bengali, it is the first of five stanzas of a Brahmo hymn composed and scored by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore.

It was first sung in Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress on 27 December 1911. 

"Jana Gana Mana" was officially adopted by the Constituent Assembly as the Indian national anthem on 24 January 1950. 

The original poem written by Rabindranath Tagore was translated into Hindi-Urdu by Abid Ali.

A formal rendition of the national anthem takes fifty-two seconds. A shortened version consisting of the first and last lines (and taking about 20 seconds to play) is also tagged occasionally. 

Jana Gana Mana(National Anthem)

Jana-Gana-Mana-Adhinayaka, Jaya He

Bharata-Bhagya-Vidhata

Punjab-Sindh-Gujarat-Maratha

Dravida-Utkala-vanga

Vindhya-Himachala-Yamuna-Ganga

Uchchhala-JaladthiTaranga

Tava Subha Name Jage

Tava Subha Ashisa Maghe

Gahe Tava Jaya Gatha.

Jana-Gana-Mangala Dayaka, Jaya He

Bharata-Bhagya-Vidhata,

Jaya He, Jaya He, Jaya He,

Jaya, Jaya, Jaya, Jaya He.

Jana Gana Mana(National Anthem) - English Translation

Thou art the ruler of the minds of all people,

Dispenser of India's destiny.

Thy name rouses the hearts of Punjab, Sindh, Gujarat and Maratha,

Of the Dravida, Utkala 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 Ocean.

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.