The National Anthem of India is Jana Gana Mana which was written and composed by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. It was first sung at the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress on December 27, 1911. It was officially adopted by the Constituent Assembly as the National Anthem of India on January 24, 1950.
THE NATIONAL ANTHEM OF INDIA
Jana gana mana adhinayaka jaya he
Bharata bhagya vidhata
Punjaba Sind Gujarata Maratha
Dravida Utkala Banga
Vindhya Himachala Yamuna Ganga
Ucchala 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!
Translation into English
Thou art the ruler 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 Jamuna and Ganges 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, Victory to thee.
Jana Gana Mana - The National Anthem of India
