Sagar Island (West Bengal) | West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said the national anthem ‘Jana Gana Mana’ has united the people of the country and inspired them over the years.
The song penned by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore and sung for the first time on this day in 1911, was a tribute to Bengals role in the country’s struggle for independence, she said.
“Jana Gana Mana was first sung on this day in 1911.
Our National Anthem has united us and inspired the nation over the years,” Banerjee tweeted.
Jana Gana Mana was first sung on this day in 1911. Our National Anthem has united us and inspired the nation over the years. A song composed by Rabindranath Tagore to be chosen as the National Anthem, is also a tribute to #Bangla’s leading role in the freedom movement
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) December 27, 2018
“A song composed by Rabindranath Tagore to be chosen as the National Anthem, is also a tribute to #Banglas leading role in the freedom movement,” she added.
Let us cherish the ‘idea of India’ for which our freedom fighters laid down their lives. Our people and our great institutions must strive to remain “independent”, in the true sense of the word 2/2
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) August 14, 2018
‘Jana Gana Mana’ was officially adopted as the national anthem by the Constituent Assembly on January 24, 1950.
The poem was translated into Hindi by Abid Ali.
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