Bharoto_Bhagyo_Bidhata

Bharoto Bhagyo Bidhata

Bharoto Bhagyo Bidhata

Lyrics of the national anthem of India


Bharata Bhagya Bidhata (Bengali: ভারত ভাগ্য বিধাতা, lit.'Dispenser of India's destiny') is a five-stanza Brahmo hymn in Bengali.[1] It was composed and scored by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore in 1913. The first stanza of the song has been adopted as the National Anthem of India.[2][3][4]

History of Jana Gana Mana

The poem was first sung on the second day of the annual session of the Indian National Congress in Calcutta on 27 December 1911. The song was performed by Sarala Devi Chowdhurani, Tagore's niece, along with a group of school students, in front of prominent Congress Members like Bishan Narayan Dhar, Indian National Congress President and Ambika Charan Majumdar.

In 1912, the song was published under the title Bharat Bhagya Bidhata in the Tatwabodhini Patrika, which was the official publication of the Brahmo Samaj and of which Tagore was the Editor.

Outside of Calcutta, the song was first sung by the bard himself at a session in Besant Theosophical College in Madanapalle, Andhra Pradesh on 28 February 1919. The song enthralled the college authorities and they adopted the English version of the song as their prayer song which is still sang today. Tagore made the first English translation of the song at Madanapalle.

On the occasion of India attaining freedom, the Indian Constituent Assembly assembled for the first time as a sovereign body on 14 August 1947, midnight and the session closed with a unanimous performance of Jana Gana Mana.

The members of the Indian Delegation to the General Assembly of the United Nations held at New York in 1947 gave a recording of Jana Gana Mana as the country's national anthem. The song was played by the house orchestra in front of a gathering consisting of representatives from all over the world.

Jana Gana Mana was officially proclaimed as India's National Anthem by the Constituent Assembly of India on 24 January 1950.[5]

Lyrics of all 5 stanzas

The English translation below has been adapted from an unverifiable source.[6] Some changes have been made to both the translation and romanization.

More information Bengali (বাংলা), Bengali transliteration ...

Apart from the above translation which follows the original very closely, Tagore's own interpretation of Jana Gana Mana in English is available as The Morning Song of India  via Wikisource..

See also


References

  1. http://www.news18.com/news/movies/bharat-bhagyo-bidhata-from-rajkahini-is-a-tagore-song-and-not-an-extended-version-of-the-national-anthem-1108614.doc IBNLive.com The original Tagore song – "Not a single note of the original Rabindranath Tagore composition has been altered"
  2. Bhattacharya, Sabyasachi (2011). Rabindranath Tagore : an interpretation. New Delhi: Viking, Penguin Books India. p. 206. ISBN 978-0670084555. Incidentally a myth regarding this song needs to be refuted and laid to rest. It is on record that the song was written on 11 December 1911. On 12 December 1911 the Delhi Durbar met to honour King Emperor George V. Obviously a poem written on 11 December could not be intended for an event the following day. The song was actually sung at the twenty-seventh session of the Indian National Congress, Calcutta on 28 December 1911 as the opening song at the beginning of the day's proceedings. Thereafter it was also sung at the foundation day anniversary of Adi Brahma Samaj in February 1912 and included in their collection of psalms, Brahma Sangit.
  3. "Untitled Document". satyashodh.com.
  4. "National Anthem – National Symbols – Know India. Nation Portal of Government of India". knowindia.gov.in. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2016.

Notes

  1. Sanskrit transliteration "Bhāratabhāgyavidhātā"
  2. Sanskrit transliteration "Drāviṛa"
  3. Sanskrit transliteration "Vaṅga"
  4. Sanskrit transliteration "Vindhya"
  5. Sanskrit transliteration "tava"
  6. Sanskrit transliteration "āhvāna"
  7. Sanskrit transliteration "vani"
  8. Sanskrit transliteration "Baudha"
  9. Sanskrit transliteration "Pūrava"
  10. Sanskrit transliteration "Janagana-aikya-vidhāẏaka"
  11. Sanskrit transliteration "patana-abhuyadaẏa-bandhura"
  12. Sanskrit transliteration "dhāvita"
  13. Sanskrit transliteration "viplava-mājhē"
  14. Sanskrit transliteration "śaṅkhadhvani"
  15. Sanskrit transliteration "vājē"
  16. Sanskrit transliteration "niviṛa"
  17. Sanskrit transliteration "avicala"
  18. Sanskrit transliteration "duḥsvapnē"
  19. Sanskrit transliteration "ravicchavi"
  20. Sanskrit transliteration "pūrva-udaẏagiribhālē"
  21. Sanskrit transliteration "vigaṅgama"
  22. Sanskrit transliteration "navajīvanarasa"
  23. Sanskrit transliteration "rājēśvara"

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