The song Jana Gana Mana, composed by Rabindranath Tagore, was adopted
by the Constituent Assembly as the National Anthem of lndia on 24
January 1950. It was first sung on 27 December 1911 at the Calcutta
session of the Indian National Congress. The complete song consists
of five stanzas. First stanza consists full version of the national
anthem. It reads:
Jana-gana-mana-adhinayaka, jaya he
Bharata-bhagya-vidhata
Punjab-Sindhu-Gujarata-Maratha-
Dravida-Utkala-Banga
Vindhya-Himachala-Yamuna-Ganga
Uchchala-Jaladhi-taranga
Tava shubha name jage
Tava shubha ashish maange
Gahe tava jaya-gatha
Jana-gana-mangala-dayaka jaya he
Bharata-bhagya-vidhata
Jaya he, jaya he, jaya he
Jaya jaya jaya, jaya he !
Playing time of the full version of the National Anthem is
approximately 52 seconds. A short version consisting of first and
last lines of the stanza (playing time approx. 20 seconds) is also
played on certain occasions. The following is Tagore's English
rendering of this stanza:
Thou art the rulers of the minds of all people,
dispenser of India's destiny.
Thy name rouses the hearts of Punjab, Sind, Gujarat and
Maratha,
Of the Dravida and Orissa 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 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.
