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National Anthem

The "National Anthem of India" is played or song on various occasions.

Instructions have been issued from time to time about the correct versions of the
Anthem, the occasions on which these are to be played or sung, and about the
need for paying respect to the anthem by observance of proper decorum on such
occasions. The substance of these instructions has been embodied in this
information sheet for general information and guidance.

The National Anthem - Full Versions

The composition consisting of the words and music of the first stanza of
the late poet Rabindra Nath Tagore's song known as "Jana Gana Mana" is
the National Anthem of India.

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Playing time is approximately 52 seconds.

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Jana-gana-mana-adhinayaka jaya he
Bharata-bhagya-vidhata
Punjaba-Sindhu-Gujarata-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-vidhata.
Jaya he, Jaya he, Jaya he,
jaya jaya jaya, jaya he.

A short version consisting of the first and last lines of the National Anthem is
also played on certain occasions. It reads as follows:

Playing time of the short version is about 20 seconds.

Jana-gana-mana-adhinayaka jaya he
Bharata-bhagya-vidhata.
Jaya he, Jaya he, Jaya he,
jaya jaya jaya, jaya he.

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The following is Tagore's English rendering of the anthem:

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 Odisha 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.

Note* For Playing of the Anthem and Mass Singing of the Anthem, Please refer to this Link .

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