Jana Gana Mana

Jana Gana Mana (Bengali: জন গণ মন Jôno Gôno Mono) is the national anthem of India. Written in highly Sanskritized Bengali, it is the first of five stanzas of a Brahmo hymn composed and scored by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. It was first sung at the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress,on 27 December 1911. Jana Gana Mana was officially adopted by the Constituent Assembly as the Indian national anthem on January 24, 1950. The music for the "current version" is said to be derived from a composition for the song by Ram Singh Thakur, although some dispute this.

A formal rendition of the national anthem takes about forty-eight to fifty-two seconds. A shortened version consisting of the first and last lines (and taking about 20 seconds to play) is also staged occasionally. Tagore also composed the music for another Indian poem Vande Mataram.

Translation into English

O! Dispenser of India's destiny, thou art the ruler of the minds of all people^[9]
Thy name rouses the hearts of Punjab, Sindh, Gujarat, the Maratha country,
in the Dravida country, Utkala and Bengal;
It echoes in the hills of the Vindhyas and Himalayas,
it mingles in the rhapsodies of the pure waters of Yamuna and the Ganges.
They chant only thy name.
They seek only thy auspicious blessings.
They sing only the glory of thy victory.
The salvation of all people waits in thy hands,
O! Dispenser of India's destiny, thou art the ruler of the minds of all people
Victory to thee, Victory to thee, Victory to thee,
Victory, Victory, Victory, Victory to thee!.

Lyrics

Although written in Bengali, the pronunciation of the anthem varies considerably across India due to the country's extensive linguistic diversity. The transcription below reflects the original Bengali pronunciation, in both the Bengali script and romanization. Many of the silent letters found in the lyrics are pronounced by speakers of other Indian languages, reflecting a spelling pronunciation of the Bengali text, and often matching the pronunciation of the cognate words in the speaker's native language.

Bengali script	Bengali transcription	NLK transliteration
জন গণ মন অধিনায়ক জয় হে ভারত ভাগ্য বিধাতা পঞ্জাব সিন্ধু গুজরাট মরাঠা দ্রাবিড় উৎ‍‌কল বঙ্গ বিন্ধ্য হিমাচল যমুনা গঙ্গা উচ্ছল জলধি তরঙ্গ তব শুভ নামে জাগে তব শুভ আশিস মাগে গাহে তব জয়গাথা জন গণ মঙ্গল দায়ক জয় হে ভারত ভাগ্য বিধাতা জয় হে, জয় হে, জয় হে, জয় জয় জয়, জয় হে॥	Jôno gôno mono odhinaeoko jôeô he Bharoto bhaggo bidhata Pônjabo Shindhu Gujoraţo Môraţha Drabiŗo Utkôlo Bônggo Bindho Himachôlo Jomuna Gôngga Uchchhôlo jôlodhi toronggo Tôbo shubho name jage Tôbo shubho ashish mage Gahe tôbo jôeogatha Jôno gôno monggolo daeoko jôeô he Bharoto bhaggo bidhata Jôeo he, jôeo he, jôeo he, jôeo jôeo jôeo, jôeo he	Jana gaṇa mana adhināyaka jaya hē Bhārata bhāgya Vidhātā Pañjāba Sindhu Gujarāṭa Marāṭhā Drāviḍa Utkala Baṅga Vindhya Himācala ẏamunā Gaṅgā Ucchala jaladhi taraṅga Tava śubha nāmē jāgē Tava śubha āśiṣa māgē Gāhē tava jaya gāthā Jana gaṇa maṅgala dāyaka jaya hē Bhārata bhāgya vidhātā Jaya hē jaya hē jaya hē Jaya jaya jaya jaya hē