When did Rabindranath Tagore wrote Jana-gana-mana?

11 December 1911
Tagore wrote the song on 11 December 1911. Next, day the Delhi durbar – or mass assembly when George V was proclaimed Emperor of India – was held. The song was first sung on 28 December 1911 at the Congress session in Kolkata.

Who wrote Jan Gan Man?

Rabindranath TagoreJana Gana Mana / LyricistRabindranath Tagore FRAS was a Bengali polymath who worked as a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer and painter. He reshaped Bengali literature and music as well as Indian art with Contextual Modernism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Wikipedia

What language is Indian National Anthem?

Bengali
The song Jana-gana-mana, 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.

Who wrote Vande Matram?

Bankim Chandra ChatterjeeVande Mataram / Author

Why was Jana Gana Mana written?

To begin with, India’s national anthem, Jana Gana Mana Adhinayaka, was written by Rabindranath Tagore in honour of King George V and the Queen of England when they visited India in 1919. To honour their visit Pandit Motilal Nehru had the five stanzas included, which are in praise of the King and Queen.

What is the history of national anthem?

The National Anthem of India is titled ‘Jana Gana Mana’. The song was originally composed in Bengali by India’s first Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore on December 11, 1911. The parent song, ‘Bharoto Bhagyo Bidhata’ is a Brahmo hymn which has five verses and only the first verse has been adopted as National Anthem.

For whom Rabindranath Tagore wrote national anthem?

The truth was finally nailed by a letter Tagore wrote to Pulin Behari Sen in November 1937. The poet said it was obvious that “neither the Fifth nor the Sixth nor any George could be the maker of human destiny through the ages….

Who gave Vande Mataram slogan?

It is generally believed that the concept of Vande Mataram came to Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay when he was still a government official, around 1876.