The following translation, attributed to Tagore, is provided by the Government of India's national portal:
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Thou art the ruler of the minds of all people,
Dispenser of India's destiny.
Thy name rouses the hearts of Punjab, Sind,
Gujarat and Maratha,
Of the Dravida and Orissa and Bengal;
It echoes in the hills of the Vindhyas and Himalayas,
mingles in the music of Jamuna and Ganges and is
chanted by the waves of the Indian Ocean.
They pray for thy blessings and sing thy praise.
The saving of all people waits in thy hand,
Thou dispenser of India's destiny.
Victory, victory, victory, Victory to thee.
[edit] English composition in Madanapalle
Rabindranath Tagore translated Jana Gana Mana from Bengali to English and also set it to music in
Madanapalle, a town in
Andhra Pradesh.
Though the Bengali song had been written in 1911, it was largely unknown except to the readers of the Brahmo Samaj journal, "Tatva Bodha Prakasika", of which Tagore was the editor.
During 1918-19, Tagore accepted an invitation from friend and controversial Irish poet
James H. Cousins to spend a few days at the
Besant Theosophical College, of which Cousins was the principal. On the evening of February 28, he joined a gathering of students and upon Cousins' request, sang the Jana Gana Mana in Bengali. In the days that followed, enchanted by the dreamy hills of Madanapalle, Tagore wrote down the English translation of the song and along with Cousins' wife, Margaret (an expert in Western music), set down the notation which is followed till this day.
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Today, in the library of Besant Theosophical College in Madanapalle, the framed original English translation is displayed.
[edit] Code of conduct
There are few set rules about reciting "Jana Gana Mana" which includes not singing it under any cover or under any imperfect state of mind.
[citation needed] Not doing so is to show disrespect to the national anthem. Rule related to not singing Jana Gana Mana under any cover corresponds to the freedom of yourself and hence of your country while the other rule just of mind may lead in incorrect recitations which is again a disregard to your country.For correct information on code of conduct visit
http://india.gov.in/knowindia/national_anthem.php
[edit] Controversies
Controversy exists regarding the appropriateness of
Jana Gana Mana as the national anthem of an independent India. The poem was composed in December 1911, precisely at the time of the
Coronation Durbar of
George V, and is considered by some to be in praise of King George V and not God. A deeper insight can be had after reading the entire lyrics, the newspaper reports of that day(both British and Indian), and Gurudev
Rabindranath Tagore's own views in the wiki-article
Jana Gana Mana (the complete song).
In July 1985 in the state of
Kerala, some of the
Jehovah's Witnesses' children were expelled from
school under the instructions of Deputy Inspector of Schools for having refused to sing the national anthem, Jana Gana Mana. A parent, V. J. Emmanuel, appealed to the
Supreme Court of India for legal remedy. On August 11, 1986, the Supreme Court
overruled the
Kerala High Court, and directed the respondent authorities to re-admit the children into the school. The
decision went on to add: "Our tradition teaches
tolerance, our
philosophy preaches tolerance, our
Constitution practices tolerance, let us not dilute it".
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Dutta, K; Robinson, A (1995), Rabindranath Tagore: The Myriad-Minded Man, St. Martin's Press, ISBN 0-312-14030-4 .
[edit] External links
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