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Download Solution PDFWho among the following composed India's national anthem?
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Ravindranath Tagore.
Key PointsNational Anthem:
- India's national anthem was composed by Rabindranath Tagore, which is another expression of the unity of India.
- The lines of the National Anthem of India were originally set in Raga Alhaiya Bilawal.
- The first version of the ‘Jana Gana Mana’ was sung in a convention of the Indian National Congress in 1911 at Calcutta.
- The Jana Gana Mana was declared as India’s National Anthem on 24th January 1950.
- The official version of the National Anthem of India should take 52 seconds by law.
Additional InformationNational Song:-
- Vande Mataram is the National song of India.
- The song was written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee.
- It is a poem taken from the novel Anandamath, written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay in 1882.
- Its music was composed by Jadunath Bhattacharya.
- It was first sung by Rabindranath Tagore at the Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress in 1896.
- In 1950, the first two verses of the song were given the official status of the National Song of India.
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