Rashtra Gaan or National Anthem of our country is a song that soars all our hearts. It sings to us of the country we all call our home. It sings to us of the sacrifice that our ancestors made for free land.
It sings to us of Mother India that we are all devoted. It is a song close to all our hearts.
RASHTRA GAAN
Jana-gana-mana-adhinayaka, jaya he
Bharata-bhagya-vidhata.
Punjab-Sindh-Gujarat-Maratha
Dravida-Utkala-Banga
Vindhya-Himachala-Yamuna-Ganga
Uchchala-Jaladhi-taranga.
Tava shubha name jage,
Tava shubha asisa 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!
राष्ट्र गान
जन गण मन अधिनायक जय हे
भारत भाग्य विधाता!
पंजाब सिन्ध गुजरात मराठा
द्राविड़ उत्कल बंग
विन्ध्य हिमाचल यमुना गंगा
उच्छल जलधि तरंग
तव शुभ नामे जागे,
तव शुभ आशिष मागे,
गाहे तव जय गाथा ।
जन गण मंगलदायक जय हे
भारत भाग्य विधाता!
जय हे, जय हे, जय हे, जय जय जय जय हे ॥
Significance of Rashtragaan
The National Anthem, written by Noble Laureate Rabindranath Tagore, acts as a catalyst for patriotism and pride toward our nation. Originally written in Bengali Sanskrit and consisting of five stanzas,
Only one is adopted and popularly sung as The National Anthem of India. It shows us the various diversities in our land and the culture of different states and religions.
Yet it also acts as a glue that holds us all together. No matter where in India we are from, the way we dress, the language we speak, the Gods we pray to, we hold our heads high as we sing our Rashtra Gaan.
Like a family, we give up on our internal fights when our home is in danger. We stand shoulder to shoulder, goosebumps on our skin. The National Anthem has always played a significant role in holding us together.
When in foreign lands, this song has brought shared smiles among people of our country, setting aside all our differences. And in a country as diversified as ours, bringing unity is hard to achieve.
Yet, this beloved song resonates in all our hearts with the one thing that unites us - our pride and loyalty to our motherland, India.
Benefits
It helps us to leave behind our prejudices from any culture or way of life followed by our fellow countrymen, which may differ from ours, and to open our hearts to all Indians alike in times of need.
It provides us with a sense of home, however far we are from our family. It reminds us of the country that we are so proud of rashtragaan.
