The song, Jana-gana-mana, composed originally in Bengali by Rabindranath Tagore, was adopted in its Hindi version by the Constituent

Assembly as the National Anthem o !ndia on January "#, $%&'( !t was irst sung on )ecember "*, $%$$ at the Calcutta session o the !ndian National Congress( The complete song consists o ive stan+as( The irst stan+a contains the ull version o the National Anthem,

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Jana-gana-mana-adhinayaka, jaya he, Bharata-bhagya-vidhata. Punjab-Sindh-Gujarat-Maratha, Dravida-Utkala-Banga, Vindhya-Hima hala-!amuna-Ganga U h hala-Jaladhi-taranga. "ava #hubha name jage, "ava #hubha a#i#a mage, Gahe tava jaya gatha, Jana-gana-mangala-dayaka jaya he Bharata-bhagya-vidhata. Jaya he, jaya he, jaya he, Jaya jaya jaya, jaya he$ The playing time o the ull version o the national anthem is appro-imately &" seconds( A short version consisting o irst and last lines o the stan+a .playing time appro-imately "' seconds/ is also played on certain occasions( The ollowing is Tagore0s 1nglish rendering o the anthem, Thou art the ruler o the minds o all people, dispenser o !ndia0s destiny( Thy name rouses the hearts o 2un3ab, 4ind, 5u3arat and 6aratha, o the )ravida and 7rissa and Bengal8 !t echoes in the hills o the 9indyas and Himalayas, mingles in the music o Jamuna and 5anges and is chanted by the waves o the !ndian 4ea( They pray or thy blessings and sing thy praise( The saving o all people waits in thy hand, thou dispenser o !ndia0s destiny( 9ictory, victory, victory to thee(