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India national anthem

Jana Gana Mana ("Thou Art the Ruler of the Minds of All People") is the national anthem of India, written and composed by Rabindranath Tagore. It was adopted in 1950.

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Lyrics

জন গণ মন

জন গণ মন অধিনায়ক জয় হে
ভারত ভাগ্য বিধাতা।
পাঞ্জাব সিন্ধু গুজরাত মরাঠা
দ্রাবিড় উৎকল বঙ্গ
বিন্ধ্য হিমাচল যমুনা গঙ্গা
উচ্ছল জলধি তরঙ্গ
তব শুভ নামে জাগে,
তব শুভ আশিস মাগে,
গাহে তব জয়গাথা।
জন গণ মঙ্গলদায়ক জয় হে
ভারত ভাগ্য বিধাতা।
জয় হে, জয় হে, জয় হে,
জয় জয় জয় জয় হে।

Phonetic Transliteration

Jana gana mana adhināyaka jaya he
Bhārata bhāgya vidhātā
Pañjāba Sindhu Gujarāta Marāṭhā
Drāviṛa Utkala Baṅga
Vindhya Himāchala Yamunā Gaṅgā
Uchchhala jaladhi taraṅga
Tava śubha nāme jāge
Tava śubha āśiṣa māge
Gāhe tava jaya gāthā
Jana gana maṅgala-dāyaka jaya he
Bhārata bhāgya vidhātā
Jaya he, jaya he, jaya he
Jaya jaya jaya jaya he

English translation

Victory to the ruler of the hearts of the people
Dispenser of India’s destiny
Punjab, Sindh, Gujarat, Maharashtra
The South (Dravidian regions), Odisha, Bengal
The Vindhya and Himalaya mountains, the Yamuna and Ganga rivers
The surging waves of the seas
All awaken to your sacred name
They seek your divine blessings
They sing your song of victory
Victory to the one who brings welfare to the people
Guide of India’s destiny
Victory, victory, victory
Everlasting victory to you

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