Question

In what language is our National anthem written?

Answer 1

Our National anthem ‘Jana Gana Mana’ was written in Bengali Language. It was originally composed as Bharoto Bhagyo Bidhata in Bengali by Rabindranath Tagore.

• ‘Jana Gana Mana’ was first publicly sung on 27th December, 1911.
• It was sung at the session of Indian National Congress, held at Calcutta.
• The Constituent Assembly of India adopted the first stanza of Bharoto Bhagyo Bidhata as the National Anthem on 24th January 1950.
• Playing time of the full version of the national anthem is approximately 52 seconds.
• Although the National Anthem was originally written in Bengali, it was later translated into Hindi and Urdu by Abid Ali.
• A shortened version consisting of the first and last lines (and taking about 20 seconds to play) is also staged occasionally.