General Knowledge : National Anthem of India

National Anthem

The song "jana gana mana". composed originally in bangali by Rabindranath Tagore, is the National Anthem of Inia Its Hindi version was adopted by the Constituent Assembly as the national Anthem of India on January 24, 1950. it was first sung on December 27, 1911 at the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress. The complete song consists of five stanzas. The first stanza consists full version of the National Anthem.

            The playing time of the full version of the national Anthem is approximately 52 seconds the playing time of the short version consisting of first and last lines of the stanza is approximately 20 seconds.

            The song "Jana Gana Mana" was first published in January 1912, under the title 'Bharat Vidhata' in the Ratva bodhini Patrika edited by tagore himself. The song was translated in English by tagore in 1919 under the title 'Morning sng of India'.

The following rules are observed with regard to the National Anthem

v  When national Anthem is sung or played one must stand at attention and motionless. To move about or talk is disrespectful

v one should be able to sing correctly.

v one must show respect to the Anthem everywhere and on all occasions.

v on April 19, 2004 the supreme Court held that the audience in a cinema hall need not stand when the national anthem was sung as part of a movie, a documentary or a running news reel.