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National Anthem
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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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:
Jana-gana-mana-adhinayaka jaya he
Bharata-bhagya-vidhata.
Jaya he, Jaya he, Jaya he,
jaya jaya jaya, jaya he.
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Note* For Playing of the Anthem and Mass Singing of the Anthem, Please refer to this Link .
About India
India is one of the oldest civilizations in the world with a kaleidoscopic variety and rich cultural heritage. It
has achieved all-round socio-economic progress since Independence. As the 7th largest country in the world,
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India stands apart from the rest of Asia, marked off as it is by mountains and the sea, which give the country
a distinct geographical entity. Bounded by the Great Himalayas in the north, it stretches southwards and at
the Tropic of Cancer, tapers off into the Indian Ocean between the Bay of Bengal on the east and the Arabian
Sea on the west.
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