National Emblem of India
The State Emblem of India is
an adaptation from the Samath Uon Capital of Asoka as preserved in the Sarnath
Museuip. The Government adopted the emblem on 26th January, 1950, the day when
India became a Republic.
In the original of Sarnath Capital, there are four lions, standing back to back,
mounted on an abacus with a frieze carrying sculpture in high relief of an
elephant, a galloping horse, a bull and a lion separated by intervening wheels (chakras)
over a bell-shaped lolus. Carved out of a single block of polished sandstone,
the Capital is crowned by the Wheel of the Law (Dharma Chakra).
In the State Emblem adopted by the Government only three lions are visible, the
fourth being hidden from view. The wheel appears in relief in the centre of the
abacus with a bull on the right and a horse on the left and the outlines of the
other wheels on the extreme right and left. The bell-shaped lotus has been
omitted.
National Anthem of India
Jana-Gana-Mana
(Thou Art the Ruler of All
Minds)
The Indian National anthem,
composed originally in Bengali by Rabindranath Tagore, was adopted in its
Hindi version by the Constituent Assembly as the National Anthem of India on
24 January 1950. It was first sung 27 December 1911 at the Calcutta session
of the Indian National Congress. The complete song consists of five
stanzas. The lyrics were rendered into English by Tagore himself.
National Anthem of
India
" Jana Gana Mana Adhinayaka Jaya He
Bharat Bhagya Vidhata
Punjab Sindh Gujarat Maratha
Dravida Utkala Banga
Vindhya Himachal Yamuna Ganga
Ucchala Jaladhi Taranga
Tubh Shubha Name Jage
Tubh Shubha Ashisha Mange
Gahe Tubh Jaya Gata
Jan Gan Mangaldayak Jay He
Bharat Bhagya Vidhata
Jaye He ! Jaye He ! Jaye He !
Jaye,Jaye,Jaye,Jaye He "
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Translation of The national anthem- Jana Gana Mana In English
Thou
are the ruler of the minds of all people, dispenser of India's destiny.
The name rouses the
hearts of Punjab, Sind, Gujurat and Maratha. Of the Dravid and Orissa
and Bengal.
It Echoes in the hills
of Vindhyas and Himalayas, mingles in the music of Yamuna and Ganga and
is chanted by the waves of the Indian Sea.
They pray for your
blessing and sing thy praise. The salvation of all peaople is thy hand,
thou dispenser of India's destiny. Victory, Victory, Victory to thee.
The Jana Gana Mana
was composed by Shri
Rabindranath Tagore and first sung at the Calcutta session of the
Indian National Congress on December 27th, 1911. It was adopted as the
National Anthem of India on 24th January, 1950 by the Constituent
Assembly. The first stanza( out of five stanzas) of the song forms the
National Anthem.
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