THE NATIONAL ANTHEM OF INDIA is Jana-Gana-Mana The Indian National anthem, composed originally in Bengali by Rabindranath Tagore, was adopted in its Hindi version by the Constituent Assembly as the National Anthem of India on 24 January 1950.
It was first sung 27 December 1911 at the Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress. India's anthem, Jana Gana Mana, is a highly Sanskritized version of Bengali.
A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that is evoking and eulogizing the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognized either by a country's government as the official national song, or by convention through use by the people.
Consists of five stanzas. The lyrics were rendered into English by Rabindra Nath Tagore.
Answered by archie
at
6:38 PM on September 10, 2007