The National Anthem of India Lyrics

The National Anthem of India-"Jana Gana Mana" lyrics 

"Jana Gana Mana", the national anthem of India had been written by Rabindranath Tagore in Bengali language and then the title was “Bharoto Bhagyo Bidhata”. 

In 1905, this poem “Bharoto Bhagyo Bidhata” was first published on the Adi Brahmo Samaj journal named “Tattwabodhini Patrika”. Then Rabindranath Tagore was the editor of this journal. 

On 27 December, 1911, on the second day of the annual session of the Indian National Congress in Calcutta, now Kolkata, this poem was first publicly recited. 

Margaret Cousins, the vice- principal of Besant Theosophical College, and her husband James Cousins requested Rabindranath Tagore to translate this poem into English and also set down the musical notation. On 28 February Rabindranath Tagore translated this song into English. 

This song "Jana Gana Mana" was chosen by Subhash Chandra Bose as the national anthem of India. On 24 January 1950, The Constituent Assembly of India had adopted the first stanza of the song “Bharoto Bhagyo Bidhata” as the National Anthem of India. The full version of the National Anthem of India is being taken 52 second but the short version takes only 20 seconds. 
 

Title:    Jana Gana Mana 

Written by: Rabindranath Tagore 

Music by:    Rabindranath Tagore 

Written on:  December 11, 1911 

First sung on:  December 27, 1911 

Declared as National Anthem on:  January 24, 1950 

 

"Jana Gana Mana" lyrics in English 

 

Jana-Gana-Mana-Adhinayaka, 

Jaya He 

Bharata-Bhagya-Vidhata. 

Punjab-Sindh-Gujarat-Maratha 

Dravida-Utkala-Banga 

Vindhya-Himachala- 

Yamuna-Ganga 

Uchchala-Jaladhi-Taranga. 

Tava Shubha Name Jage, 

Tava Shubha Asisa Mage, 

Gahe Tava Jaya Gatha, 

Jana-Gana-Mangala- 

Dayaka Jaya He 

Bharata-Bhagya-Bidhata. 

Jaya He, Jaya He, Jaya He, 

Jaya Jaya Jaya, Jaya He! 

 

Translation of “Jana Gana Mana” 

 

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 to thee. 

 

भारत का राष्ट्रगान-जन गण मन 

National Anthem in Hindi Lyrics 

जन-गण-मन अधिनायक जय हे, 

भारत भाग्य विधाता! 

पंजाब-सिन्ध-गुजरात-मराठा, 

द्रविड़-उत्कल-बङ्ग 

विंध्य हिमाचल यमुना गंगा, 

उच्छल जलधि तरंग 

तब शुभ नामे जागे, 

तब शुभ आशिष माँगे 

गाहे तब जय गाथा। 

जन-गण-मंगलदायक जय हे, 

भारत भाग्य विधाता! 

जय हे! जय हे! जय हे! 

जय जय जय जय हे!