India's National Anthem

The song 'Jana Gana Mana' was composed by Rabindranath Tagore, adopted as the Indian national anthem on 24 January 1950.

It was first sung on 27 December 1911 at the Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress.

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-vidhata.

Jaya he, jaya he, jaya he,

Jaya jaya jaya, jaya he!

The approxmate playing time of the full version of the National Anthem is 52 seconds.

Source : Various, Posted By : Anil Tejwani     On : 2009-03-08