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India's National Anthem

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:

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National Anthem

Jana Gana Mana

Meaning
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 !

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.