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The National Anthem of India, Jana-gana-mana, was first sung on 27th December 1911 during the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress. The song was composed by Rabindranath Tagore in Bengali and originally titled Bharoto Bhagyo Bidhata. It was later adopted as the National Anthem of India on 24th January 1950.
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- The song was composed to honor India's unity in diversity.
- It consists of five stanzas, of which the first stanza is adopted as the National Anthem.
- Rabindranath Tagore was the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913.
- The performance at the 1911 session marked a significant cultural moment in India's freedom struggle.
- Jana-gana-mana reflects India's geographical, cultural, and spiritual heritage.