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Indian national Anthem:
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. First performed in 1911, The musical score
of the anthem was also created by Tagore. A formal rendition of the
national anthem takes fifty two seconds. A shortened version consisting
only the first and last lines (and taking about 20 seconds to play)
is also staged occasionally. It was first sung 27 December 1911 at the
Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress. The complete song
consists of five stanzas. The lyrics were rendered into English by Tagore
himself. Jana Gana Mana Adhinayaka Jaya He
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