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    Rabindranath Tagore translated the Indian national anthem "Jana Gana Mana" from Sanskrit to English in 1918 while visiting the Besant Theosophical College in Madanapalle, India at the invitation of the principal James H. Cousins. Tagore suddenly thought of translating the song to English after singing it in Bengali at a student gathering. A few days later in Madanapalle, Tagore wrote down the English translation of the song. James Cousins' wife Margaret, an expert in Western music, then set the music to Tagore's English translation. The original framed English translation is still on display in the Besant Theosophical College library.

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    Rabindranath Tagore translated the Indian national anthem "Jana Gana Mana" from Sanskrit to English in 1918 while visiting the Besant Theosophical College in Madanapalle, India at the invitation of the principal James H. Cousins. Tagore suddenly thought of translating the song to English after singing it in Bengali at a student gathering. A few days later in Madanapalle, Tagore wrote down the English translation of the song. James Cousins' wife Margaret, an expert in Western music, then set the music to Tagore's English translation. The original framed English translation is still on display in the Besant Theosophical College library.

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    Rabindranath Tagore translated the Indian national anthem "Jana Gana Mana" from Sanskrit to English in 1918 while visiting the Besant Theosophical College in Madanapalle, India at the invitation of the principal James H. Cousins. Tagore suddenly thought of translating the song to English after singing it in Bengali at a student gathering. A few days later in Madanapalle, Tagore wrote down the English translation of the song. James Cousins' wife Margaret, an expert in Western music, then set the music to Tagore's English translation. The original framed English translation is still on display in the Besant Theosophical College library.

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    National Anthem English Translation

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    Rabindranath Tagore translated the Indian national anthem "Jana Gana Mana" from Sanskrit to English in 1918 while visiting the Besant Theosophical College in Madanapalle, India at the invitation of the principal James H. Cousins. Tagore suddenly thought of translating the song to English after singing it in Bengali at a student gathering. A few days later in Madanapalle, Tagore wrote down the English translation of the song. James Cousins' wife Margaret, an expert in Western music, then set the music to Tagore's English translation. The original framed English translation is still on display in the Besant Theosophical College library.

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    National Anthem In Hindi

    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!
    Translation In English
    Thou art the ruler of the minds of all people,
    Dispenser of India's destiny.
    The name rouses the hearts of Punjab, Sind, Gujarat and Maratha,
    Of the Dravid and Orissa and Bengal;
    It echoes in the hills of the Vindhyas and Himalayas,
    Mingles in the music of the Yamuna and Ganga
    And is chanted by the waves of the Indian Sea.
    They pray for thy blessings and sing thy praise.
    The salvation of all people is in thy hand,
    Thou dispenser of India's destiny.
    Victory, victory, victory to thee.
    The Story Behind Translation
    Jana Gana Mana was translated, from Sanskrit to English, by Rabindranath Tagore
    and the music on this English Translation was set in Madanapalle, a small town in
    Andhra Pradesh. As to the story behind this translation, in 1918 Tagore was
    invited, by controversial Irish poet James H. Cousins, to spend a few days at the
    Besant Theosophical College (BTC). James was serving as the principal of the
    college, at that time.
    On February 28, while attending a gathering of students at BTC, Rabindranath
    sang the Jana Gana Mana in Bengali. Suddenly, he thought of translating the song
    in English. A few days later, in Madanapalle, Tagore wrote down the English
    translation of the song. Cousins' wife, Margaret, who was an expert in Western
    music, set down the music for this English version. The framed original English
    translation is still displayed in the library of Besant Theosophical College in
    Madanapalle.

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