Jana Gana Mana Song

Listen to Unni Krishnan Jana Gana Mana (Vocal) MP3 song. Jana Gana Mana (Vocal) song from the album National Songs is released on Jan 2002. The duration of song is 0:59. This song is sung by Unni Krishnan.

Jana Gana Mana the full song comprising all the five stanzas sung in Bengali by Swagatalakshmi Dasgupta.

. The words ' Jana Gana Mana' were first written on December 11, 1911. Formal rendition of the National Anthem takes about 52 seconds by law. There is a popular misconception which says 'Jana Gana Mana' was actually written in honour of King George V and the Queen of England for their 1919 visit to India. But in reality, this was a false rumour spread by newspapers of the time which said that Tagore had sung this song composed 'in honour of King George V'. The anthem consists of five stanzas of which only the first stanza is popularly known and sung across the country.

Punjab, Sindh, Gujarat, Maratha-mentioned in the Bengali verses of the anthem are provinces under the British rule. Princely states such as Kashmir, Mysore and Kerala were not included as they had been under the Portuguese rule at the time. Pandit Motilal Nehru chose 'Jana Gana Mana' over 'Vande Mataram' as India's National Anthem as it would be easier for the band to play the tune!. The lyrics of the National Anthem was originally set in Raga Alhaiya Bilawal, though it is sung with minor variations to the classical form of the raga. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose had commissioned a free translation of the National Anthem from Sanskritised Bengali to a more familiar form in Hindustani. Captain Abid Ali of the Indian National Army (INA) had created the version called ' Subh sukh chain' and Captain Ram Singh Thakur given music to it.

It was only on January 24, in the year 1950 that this song was officially declared as India's National Anthem Check out this brilliant rendering of ' Jana Gana Mana' from popular Bengali film on India's Partition - Rajkahini: Interested in General Knowledge and Current Affairs? To stay informed and know what is happening around the world with our G.K. And Current Affairs section. To get more updates on Current Affairs, send in your query by mail to education.intoday@gmail.com.