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I-Day: Do you know when ‘Jana Gana Mana’ was first performed?

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Rabindranath Tagore

The lyrics of the anthem were penned by Rabindranath Tagore, who was a renowned poet, philosopher, and the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913.
 

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Bengali version

The original Bengali version of the anthem is titled "Bharoto Bhagyo Bidhata" (ভারত ভাগ্য বিধাতা). 
 

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National anthem

‘Jana Gana Mana’ was officially adopted as the national anthem of India on January 24, 1950, shortly after the country became a republic.
 

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52 seconds

The full version of the anthem is about 5 minutes long, but for official purposes, only the first stanza is used, which takes about 52 seconds to perform.
 

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Linguistic diversity

The anthem’s lyrics are written in a mix of Hindi and Sanskrit, reflecting the linguistic diversity of India.
 

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National anthem and song

Although Jana Gana Mana and Vande Mataram are both considered important patriotic songs, Vande Mataram was adopted as the national song and not as the anthem. 
 

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National anthem

The anthem was originally written in 1911, and while it was not initially intended to be a national anthem, it was chosen due to its representation of Indian unity and identity.
 

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First public singing

Jana Gana Mana was first publicly performed on December 27, 1911, at the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress.

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