"Bharoto Bhagyo bidhata" was the song originally composed by "Rabindranath Tagore" in Bangla language, first stanza of this song in Hindi version "Jana Gana Mana" was later adopted as National Anthem by our constituent assembly on 24th January 1950.
It is one of our national ideal to be cherished and respected under fundamental duty Part IVA article 51A(a)
Some interesting facts about our national anthem
The complete official version must be sung in 52 seconds by law
Shorter version consists of first & last para and takes up to 20 seconds
Composed in raga "Alhaiya Bilawal" and set to "Keharava Taal"
During independence struggle, first version was sung by Rabindranath Tagore during convention of INC 1911 in Calcutta.
In 1942, for the first time our national anthem was only performed not sung in Hamburg
Subhash Chandra Bose authorized free translation from Bangla to Hindustani form (Hindi & Urdu form), translation was done by INA captain Abid Ali
Legal provisions regarding Indian National Anthem
Prevention of insults to national honor act, 1971
Supreme Court Judgement, 1986 by bench Chinnapa Reddy and M M Dutt
Supreme Court Judgement, 2018 by bench led by CJI Dipak Misra
Everything comes to us that belong to us if we create the capacity to receive it - Rabindranath Tagore
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