India National Currency Symbol

National Currency Symbol of India

The Indian currency symbol for rupee (INR) is the legal tender symbol implemented for the Indian rupee, which is the prescribed currency of the country.The Indian rupee symbol was chosen via a public contest among the inhabitants of the country. The Government of India supplied the blueprint to the common people on July 15, 2010. The blueprint of the Indian rupee symbol is a blend of (Ra), the Devanagari alphabet and "R", the Latin upper case letter.

The symbol, conceptualised and designed by Udaya Kumar, a post graduate in Design from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, has been chosen from thousands of concept entries received by the Ministry of Finance through an open competition among resident Indian nationals. The process of establishing and implementing this new identity is underway through various digital technology and computer applications.

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India Climate

Climate of India

Climate in India plays a very important factor in deciding the time to visit the country and tourists should be aware of the fact the climate in the north is very distinct from the climate in the southern part of India. Climate in India can be generally categorized by four seasons – Summer, Winter and Monsoon,Postmonsoon and each can vary in duration from north to south.

Seasons

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Summer

The summer months are the months of April to June. However, the summer refers to the months of April to July in the northwestern parts of the country. In the southern and western parts of the country, the month with the maximum recorded temperature is April. In case of the northern parts of the country, the month with the maximum recorded temperature is May. The average temperature registered during these months is close to 90-104 °F (32-40 °C) in majority of the inland areas of the country.

In late May, signs of the approaching monsoon start appearing. Humidity levels build, and there are thunderstorms and dust storms.The most tiring thing about summer in India is that the heat is so relentless. Day after day the weather doesn’t change -- it’s always extremely hot, sunny, and dry.

Monsoon

Monsoon or rainy season, lasting from June to September. The season is dominated by the humid southwest summer monsoon, which slowly sweeps across the country beginning in late May or early June. Monsoon rains begin to recede from North India at the beginning of October. South India typically receives more rainfall.

India actually has two monsoons –- the southwest monsoon and the northeast monsoon. The southwest monsoon, which is the main monsoon, comes in from the sea and starts making its way up India’s west coast in early June. By mid July, most of the country is covered in rain. This gradually starts clearing from most places in northwest India by October.

The northeast monsoon affects India’s east coast during November and December. It’s a short but intense monsoon. The states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Kerala receive most of their rainfall from the northeast monsoon, while the rest of the country receives most of its rainfall from the southwest monsoon.

Post-monsoon

Post-monsoon season, lasting from October to December. In northwestern India, October and November are usually cloudless. In the northwest parts of the country, the months of November and October normally have a bright weather. The Indian state of Tamil Nadu gets the maximum volume of yearly rainfall in the northeastern rainy season.

Winter

Winter, occurring from December to early April.The disappearance of the monsoon marks the start of clear sunny skies, as well as the start of the tourist season, for most of India. Daytime winter temperatures are comfortable, although often quite chilly at night.In the south, it never gets cold. This is in complete contrast to the freezing temperatures experienced in India’s far north, around the Himalaya region.he coldest months of the year are January and December.

India Visiting Places

Places to Visit in India 

India has a rich history and the palaces, temples and great cities of its ancient cultures cannot fail to grip the imagination. India has been a mystery to foreign visitors for its diversity in landscape and locations. Different cities of India feature distinct attractions for tourists. States of India are rich with cultural heritage, national parks, historical attractions, and beauty. The country is like an open book with several places to see in India.

Famous Tourist Places To Visit In India

• Kerala
• Mumbai 
• Delhi 
• Agra 
• Goa 
• Varanasi 
• Ajanta 
• Ellora Caves 
• Ranthambore 
• Kanha 
• Bandhavgarh 
• Rajasthan 
• Jaipur 
• Khajuraho 
• Orchha 
• Gwalior 
• Mahabalipuram 
• Trichy

India Dance

About Indian Dance

Dance in India comprises the varied styles of dances in the country. As with other aspects of Indian culture, different forms of dances originated in different parts of India, developed according to the local traditions and also imbibed elements from other parts of the country.

In Hindu mythology, dance is believed to have been conceived by Brahma. Brahma inspired the sage Bharata Muni to write the Natya Shastra, a treatise on performing arts, from which a codified practice of dance and drama emerged. He used pathya (words) from the Rigveda, abhinaya (gestures) from the Yajurveda, geet (music) from the Samaveda and rasa (emotions) from the Atharvaveda to form the Natyaveda (body of knowledge about dance). The best-known of Hindu deities—Shiva, Kali and Krishna—are typically represented dancing. Shiva's cosmic dance, tandava, Kali's dance of creation and destruction and Krishna's dance with the gopikas (cow-herd girls)—Rasa Lila—are popular motifs in Hindu mythology.

India Classical Dance

Indian classical dance is the embodiment of a whole range of expressions, which include fantasy and yogic discipline. The different forms represent the meeting point of three arts: music, drama and dance. Though highly defined and codified, they are perceived primarily as a form of worship, as homage to the almighty. Their classicism lies in the continuity of an unbroken history of over five thousand millennia, one which overwhelms yet inspires.

Using the body as a medium of communication, the expression of dance is perhaps the most intricate and developed, yet easily understood art form.

Indian dance is a blend of

NRITTA - the rhythmic elements
NRITYA - the combination of rhythm with expression and
NATYA - the dramatic element

Classical Indian Dances

1.Bharat Natyam - Classical Dance from Tamil Nadu.
2.Kathak - Classical dance from Northern India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
3.Kuchipudi - Classical dance from Andhra Pradesh.
4.Kathakali - Traditional dance from Kerala.
5.Manipuri - Traditional dance from Manipur and N.E. India.
6.Odissi - Traditional dance from the E. Indian state of Orissa.

 

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India Folk Dance

Folk dances and plays in India retain significance rural areas as the expression of the daily work and rituals of village communities. These dances have their roots in religious and seasonal festivals that have become a background for such celebrations. They are mostly performed in groups.

While Indian classical dance is considered a higher form of art and was practiced in courts, temples and on special occasions, folk dance forms are practiced in groups in rural areas as an expression of their daily work and rituals. They are performed on religious or seasonal festivals. Some of the popular folk dances that are performed across villages and cities are Bhangra, Garba, Kalbelia and Bihu.

Folk dances can be located according to the regions of their origin. Every state has its own folk dance forms like Garba, Gagari (dance), Ghodakhund in Gujarat, Kalbelia, Ghoomar, Rasiya in Rajasthan, Neyopa, Bacha Nagma in Jammu and Kashmir, Bhangra & Giddha in Punjab, Sambalpuri Dance in Western Orissa and likewise for each state and smaller regions in it.

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India Music

About Music of India

The music of India includes multiple varieties of folk, popular, pop, classical music and R&B. India's classical music tradition, including Carnatic and Hindustani music, has a history spanning millennia and developed over several eras. It remains fundamental to the lives of  Indians today as sources of spiritual inspiration, cultural expression and pure entertainment. India is made up of several dozen ethnic groups, speaking their own languages anddialects, having distinct cultural traditions.

India’s musical history dates back to the prehistoric times and is in fact regarded as one of the oldest in the world. Most experts claim that the origins of Indian music dates back to the era when the Vedas were created. India’s music is based on the combination of vocal and instrumental music, along with dance. The basis for Indian music is "sangeet".Sangeet is a combination of three artforms: vocal music, instrumental music and dance. One of oldest music forms known as Sama was developed during the Vedic period, which stretched from 1500 to 500 BC. The hymns that were penned by the learned men of that age were put to tune. Ever since the history of Indian music saw continuous evolution from the devotional folk to the present day structural form based on the melody and rhythm, also called raga and taal, respectively.

Rag is the melodic form while tal is the rhythmic.Rag may be roughly equated with the Western term mode or scale.  There is a system of seven notes which are arranged in a means not unlike Western scales.  However when we look closely we see that it is quite different what we are familiar with.The tal (rhythmic forms) are also very complex.  Many common rhythmic patterns exist.  They revolve around repeating patterns of beats.

Indian music has continued to evolve and develop through the eras. It undoubtedly, forms an essential part of every Indian’s life living in this country or overseas. In fact there are a large number of foreigners who have taken to learning the various forms of Indian music.

India Standard Time

Standart Time of India

India Standard Time (IST) is 5:30 hours (5 hours 30 minutes). India does not operate Daylight Saving Time (DST) or other seasonal adjustments. In military and aviation time, IST is designated E* ("Echo-Star"). Indian Standard Time is calculated on the basis of 82.5° E longitude, from a clock tower in Mirzapur (25.15°N 82.58°E) which is nearly on the corresponding longitude reference line.

Current Indian Time

India national Game

National Game of India

The National Games of India is a sporting event held in India. It comprises various disciplines in which sportsmen from the different states of India participate against each other. It was in 1924, in erstwhile Punjab, that the Indian chapter of the Olympic movement was born. The founder was G.D. Sondhi, the first Secretary of the Punjab Olympic Association. Lt.Col H.L.O. Garrett, vice principal of Government College, Lahore, was the President of the founder body. The same year, the country's first Olympic Games, now christened as National Games, were organised in Lahore, the then capital of undivided Punjab.

Hockey is the National Game of India.A game played on turf in which two opposing teams of players, using curved sticks, try to drive a ball into the opponents' goal. It is similar to ice-hockey, but no violence and is played on a turf rather than on ice. Hockey has been played in India for time immemorial. There was a golden period of Indian hockey when hockey stalwarts of India ruled the game. On the international scenario there were no competitors to match the magical hands of Indian hockey players. The might and power of Indian hockey made India synonymous with the game. The ball-juggling feats of players like Major Dhyanchand made people to think that Indian players used some kind of black magic.

Indian hockey's golden period was from 1928-56, when the Indian hockey team won six successive Olympic gold medals. Team also won the 1975 World Cup besides two more medals (silver and a bronze). The Indian Hockey Federation (External website that opens in a new window) gained global affiliation in 1927 and joined the International Hockey Federation (FIH).

Hockey was chosen as the National Game because of the team's unparalleled distinction and matchless talent at the time.During the Golden Era, India played 24 Olympic matches, won all 24, scored 178 goals (at an average of 7.43 goals per match) and conceded only 7 goals. The two other gold medals for India came in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and the 1980 Moscow Olympics.

 

India National Calendar

National Calendar of India

The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar,hindu calender) is the official civil calendar in use in India.This calendar was introduced in 1957 in a government push for all of India to use the same calendar, but various traditional calendars are also used. The start of the Indian National Calendar year coincides with March 22, except in a leap year, when it coincides with March 21. The year is counted from the first year of the Saka era, in A.D. 78. The year 2010 translates to Saka era 1931-1932.

The national Calendar of India is used along with the Gregorian calendar for the following official purposes-
1.Gazette of India.
2.News broadcast by All India Radio.
3.Calendars issued by the Government of India.
4.Government communications addressed to the members of the public.

It is also used for the calculation days of religious significance in the Hindu Religion in the country. You will always find a Saka calendar alongside a Gregorian Calender in an Indian Home.

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India National Animal

National Animal of India

The National animal of India is the magnificent creature called The Bengal Tiger. The scientific name of the Bengal Tiger is "Tiger Panthera tigris". This tiger is a rich-coloured well-striped animal with a short coat. The combination of grace, strength, agility and enormous power has earned the tiger great respect and high esteem.

On an average, a tiger is about 13 feet in length and 150 kilograms in weight. The pattern of dark vertical stripes that overlay near-white to reddish-orange fur is the distinct recognition of a tiger. By nature, the tiger is a keen predator and carnivore. The Panthera tigris is a native of the eastern and southern Asia. Known as Lord of Jungles due to its grace, agility, power and endurance.

The Tiger was chosen as the National animal of India due to its grace, strength, agility and enormous power.Since time immemorial, the tiger has been considered as a Royal Animal. Often, The Tiger as the National Animal of India symbolizes the power, strength, elegance, alertness, intelligence and endurance of the nation.

Out of eight races of the species known, the Indian race, the Royal Bengal Tiger, is found throughout the country except in the north-western region and also in the neighbouring countries, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh.

Due to illegal hunting for their skins there has been a steep fall of Tiger population in the world. It got bad enough that the Indian government started a project to preserve the tiger population in the world. This project is called "Project Tiger" and was launched in 1973. Project tiger was focused to preserve the remaining tiger population in the country and increase the breeding of the species so that new population could be added to the existing one. Under this Project, 23 tiger reserves were established throughout the country, covering an area of 33,406 sq. km for providing safe and comfortable shelter to the tigers in the natural environment.

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India National Bird

National Bird of India

Indian Peacock has earned the glory of being the National Bird of the biggest democracy in the world. The biological name of the species is Pavo cristatus.It is a symbol of grace, joy, beauty and love. The male bird, peacock is a colorful, swan-sized bird with a fan-shaped crest of feathers on its head, a white patch under the eye and a long-slender neck & a spectacular bronze-green train of around 200 elongated feathers. The male peacock is more colorful than the female one. It is capable of extending its tail erect like fan as ostentatious display.

The female peacock is brownish, slightly smaller than the male and does not have a tail.Peacock occupies a respectable position in Indian culture and is protected not only by religious sentiments but also by parliamentary statute.In India the peacock is found in almost all parts and enjoys full protection under the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.

The significance of peacock is attached to cultures of India, Far East, Ancient Persia, Greek and Christian. In Hinduism, the image of the god of thunder, rains and war, Indra, was depicted in the form of a peacock. In south India, peacock is considered as a 'vahana' or vehilce of lord Muruga. The figure of peacock is painted in various Islamic religious buildings. In Christianity, the peacock was also known as the symbol of the 'Resurrection'.

Coming back to Hinduism, peacock is portrayed as the image of the God of thunder, rains and war, Indra. People believe that, when a peacock extends its tail erect like fan for an enchanting and mesmerizing demonstration, it indicates that rainfall is on the cards. Though this might sound strange, but the fact is somewhat true. On seeing the dark clouds, peacock outspreads its tail and starts dancing in rhythmic fashion. Its dance movement has been incorporated in most of the Indian folklore, including Bharatha Natyam. In southern part of India, peacock is considered as a 'vahana' or vehilce of lord Muruga.

Found wild in India(and also domesticated in villages) they live in jungle lands near water. They were once bred for food but now hunting of peacocks is banned in India. The peahen(female peacock) has no plumage. These birds do not sound as beautiful as they look— they have a harsh call.

 

 

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India National Tree

National Tree of India

The Banyan (Bargad) is the National tree of India - called the Indian fig tree( Ficus bengalensis) grow over a large area.banyan is a very huge structure, long and deep roots and branches symbolize the country's unity.This huge tree towers over its neighbors and has the widest reaching roots of all known trees, easily covering several acres. It sends off new shoots from its roots, so that one tree is really a tangle of branches, roots, and trunks. The banyan tree regenerates and lives for an incredible length of time, thus it is thought of as the immortal tree. One can find banyan trees in throughout the nation. The huge sized tree acts as a shield, protects from hot sun. This is the reason why the tree is planted near homes, temples, villages and roadsides.

According to the Indian mythology, it is considered immortal. Many of the Indian villages are centered around large shady banyan trees that provide a good place for public meetings and meetings of the village council. Some of the Hindu rituals make it even more prominent. Besides the humans, it provides shelter to many other creatures. It is also known to need little maintenance and is virtually a boon to Indians.

In the Hindu mythology, Lord Shiva is sometimes depicted sitting in silence, under the banyan tree, with the saints sitting at His feet. With its seemingly unending expansion, the banyan tree symbolizes eternal life. In Hindu culture, the tree is often called 'kalpavriksha', a Sanskrit word, which means 'a divine tree that fulfills wishes'. Married Hindu women worship the banyan tree to lead a long and happy married life.

The size of the banyan tree, its alleged immortality and its religious significance in India made in an obvious choice to be chosen as the National Tree of India.With high medicinal value, banyan is often used as a herb to treat and cure many diseases.

   

                                                                  

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India National Fruit

National Fruit of India

The Mango is the national fruit of india. It has been cultivated in India since time immemorial.Mango - Designated as the King of all fruits by Indians since long, ripe fleshy mangoes are certainly very tasty. The raw ones can be used to make spicy pickles that are an important part of Indian cuisine. Belonging to the Mangifera indica species, mangoes are native to India and are the most cultivated fruits of the tropical world.

In India, mango is cultivated almost in all parts, with the exception of hilly areas.There are over 100 varieties of mangos in India, in a range of colors, sizes, and shapes.A large number of mango varieties can be found in India. the most popular ones include 'Alphonso', 'Amrapali', 'Bangalora', 'Banganapalli', 'Bombay', 'Bombay Green', 'Chausa', 'Chinna Rasalu', 'Dashaheri', 'Fazli', 'Fernandian', 'Gulabkhas', 'Himayath', 'Himsagar', 'Jehangir', 'Kesar', 'Kishen Bhog', 'Lalbaug', 'Langda', 'Mallika', 'Mankurad', 'Mulgoa', 'Neelam', 'Pairi', 'Pedda Rasalu', 'Rajapuri', 'Safeda', 'Suvarnarekha', 'Totapuri', 'Vanraj' and 'Zardalu'. Common in the tropical part of the world, mangos are savored for their sweet juice and bright colors. Mango is a rich source of Vitamins A, C and D.

Mango finds a mentioned in the Indian history as well.The famous Indian poet Kalidasa sang its praise while historians mention that the great Alexander and the famous Chinese traveler had tasted its divine flavor.Historical records also mention the instance of Mughal Kinf Akbar planting 100,000 mango trees in Darbhanga, known as Lakhibagh. Mangos, liked for their sweet juice and bright colors all around the world.

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India National Flower

National Flower of India

Lotus is the  National Flower of India. It is also a symbol of triumph.It is a sacred flower and occupies a unique position in the art and mythology of ancient India and has been an auspicious symbol of Indian culture since time immemorial.Among the various flowers of Indian sub-continent , the flower lotus is regarded with divinity and grace .Goddesses Lakshmi and Saraswathi are associated with the flower lotus .Even Lord Shiva , who wanted to escape the wrath of the Lord Saneeswaran , morphed himself into the shape of a bee and took asylum inside a Lotus. Buddhists regard this flower as a sacred one . 

'Lotus' or the water lily, an aquatic plant of Nymphaea family. The big attractive pink flowers have symmetrically arranged petals and broad floating that impart the sense of serenity and beauty. Lotus can live both in fresh shallow waters and in muddy swamps and can re-germinate for thousands of years symbolizing survival and purity of heart, mind and soul in all conditions. The leaves and flowers of the Lotus float and have long stems that contain air spaces in them. The lotus flowers have many petals overlapping in a proportional pattern. The root functions of lotus are carried out by rhizomes that fan out horizontally through the mud below the water.

Lotus symbolizes purity , beauty , majesty , grace , fertility , wealth , richness , knowledge and serenity.The most important thing about lotus is that even after growing in murky water it is untouched by its impurity.

 

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India National Currency

National Currency of India

The Indian currency is called the Indian Rupee (INR) and the coins are called paise. One Rupee consists of 100 paise. The word Rupee came from the Sanskrit word "raupya" which means silver coin.

The one rupee note (and coin) is the only denomination that is truly Legal Tender. The one rupee note is produced by the Government of  India. All other higher denomination notes are bank promissory notes issued by the Reserve Bank of  India. On these notes, if you read the promise carefully, you can see that the Reserve Bank Governor promises to pay the holder of the note so many Indian Rupees. The Indian Rupee (one rupee) is the only legal tender currency and that is being produced by the Government of India. All other notes are produced by the Reserve Bank of India.

The present denominations of bank notes in India are issued in the denomination of Rs.10, Rs.20, Rs.50, Rs.100 and Rs.500. These notes are called bank notes as they are issued by the Reserve Bank of  India (Reserve Bank).

INDIAN CURRENCY SYMBOL

The Indian currency symbol for rupee (INR) is the legal tender symbol implemented for the Indian rupee, which is the prescribed currency of the country.The Indian rupee symbol was chosen via a public contest among the inhabitants of the country. The Government of India supplied the blueprint to the common people on July 15, 2010. The blueprint of the Indian rupee symbol is a blend of (Ra), the Devanagari alphabet and "R", the Latin upper case letter.

The symbol, conceptualised and designed by Udaya Kumar, a post graduate in Design from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, has been chosen from thousands of concept entries received by the Ministry of Finance through an open competition among resident Indian nationals. The process of establishing and implementing this new identity is underway through various digital technology and computer applications.

India National Language

National Language of India

A national language is a language which has some connection—de facto or de jure—with a people and perhaps by extension the territory they occupy. The term is used variously. A national language may for instance represent the national identity of a nation or country.

The principal official language of the Republic of India is Standard Hindi, while English is the secondary official language.The country has 25 States, 6 Union territories with a national capital at New-Delhi. Different languages are spoken in all the states.

A few years after independences, the Indian States were re-divided  based major languages. Though Hindi was adopted as the official national language, many Indian States feel that imposition of Hindi would spoil their individual languages and culture.

India has 18 Recognized Officially Spoken Languages.Some of them are listed below.

• Bengali is the official language of West Bengal.
• Gujarati is the official language of the state of Gujarat.
• Hindi is numerically the biggest of the Indo-Aryan family and is the official language of India. In six states and union Territories, Hindi is the official language.
• Kashmiri is the state language of Jammu and Kashmir. 
• Kannada is the state language of Karnataka.
• Konkani is the official language of Goa.
• Malayalam is the official language of the state of Kerala.
• Marathi is the official language of Maharashtra.
• Oriya is the official language of the State of Orissa.
• Punjabi is the official language of the State of Punjab.
• Sindhi is spoken by a great number of people. It belongs to the Indo-Aryan family and preserved some of the archaic characteristics of the Indo-Aryan script.
• Tamil is the State language of Tamil Nadu.
• Telugu is a Dravidian language spoken by the people of Andhra Pradesh.
• Urdu is the State language of Jammu and Kashmir.

India National Song Meaning

English Translation of Indian National Song

Mother, I bow to thee!
Rich with thy hurrying streams,
bright with orchard gleams,
Cool with thy winds of delight,
Dark fields waving Mother of might,
Mother free.

Glory of moonlight dreams,
Over thy branches and lordly streams,
Clad in thy blossoming trees,
Mother, giver of ease
Laughing low and sweet!
Mother I kiss thy feet,
Speaker sweet and low!
Mother, to thee I bow.

Who hath said thou art weak in thy lands
When the sword flesh out in the seventy million hands
And seventy million voices roar
Thy dreadful name from shore to shore?
With many strengths who art mighty and stored,
To thee I call Mother and Lord!
Though who savest, arise and save!
To her I cry who ever her foeman drove
Back from plain and Sea
And shook herself free.

Thou art wisdom, thou art law,
Thou art heart, our soul, our breath
Though art love divine, the awe
In our hearts that conquers death.
Thine the strength that nervs the arm,
Thine the beauty, thine the charm.
Every image made divine
In our temples is but thine.

Thou art Durga, Lady and Queen,
With her hands that strike and her
swords of sheen,
Thou art Lakshmi lotus-throned,
And the Muse a hundred-toned,
Pure and perfect without peer,
Mother lend thine ear,
Rich with thy hurrying streams,
Bright with thy orchard gleems,
Dark of hue O candid-fair

In thy soul, with jewelled hair
And thy glorious smile divine,
Lovilest of all earthly lands,
Showering wealth from well-stored hands!
Mother, mother mine!
Mother sweet, I bow to thee,
Mother great and free!

India National Song

National Song of India

The National song of India is Vande Mataram. The song Vande Mataram, composed in Sanskrit by Bankimchandra Chatterji, was a source of inspiration to thi people in their struggle for freedom.Rabindranath sang the National song (Vande Mataram) by setting a magnificent tune and Shri Aurobindo interpreted the deep meaning of the song. It has an equal status with Jana-gana-mana. The first political occasion when it was sung lhras the 1896 session of the Indian National Congress.

INDIAN NATIONAL SONG IN HINDI

वन्दे मातरम्
सुजलां सुफलां मलयजशीतलाम्
शस्यशामलां मातरम् ।
शुभ्रज्योत्स्नापुलकितयामिनीं
फुल्लकुसुमितद्रुमदलशोभिनीं
सुहासिनीं सुमधुर भाषिणीं
सुखदां वरदां मातरम् ।। १ ।। वन्दे मातरम् ।
कोटि-कोटि-कण्ठ-कल-कल-निनाद-कराले
कोटि-कोटि-भुजैर्धृत-खरकरवाले,
अबला केन मा एत बले ।
बहुबलधारिणीं नमामि तारिणीं
रिपुदलवारिणीं मातरम् ।। २ ।। वन्दे मातरम् ।
तुमि विद्या, तुमि धर्म
तुमि हृदि, तुमि मर्म
त्वं हि प्राणा: शरीरे
बाहुते तुमि मा शक्ति,
हृदये तुमि मा भक्ति,
तोमारई प्रतिमा गडि
मन्दिरे-मन्दिरे मातरम् ।। ३ ।। वन्दे मातरम् ।
त्वं हि दुर्गा दशप्रहरणधारिणी
कमला कमलदलविहारिणी
वाणी विद्यादायिनी, नमामि त्वाम्
नमामि कमलां अमलां अतुलां
सुजलां सुफलां मातरम् ।। ४ ।। वन्दे मातरम् ।
श्यामलां सरलां सुस्मितां भूषितां
धरणीं भरणीं मातरम् ।। ५ ।। वन्दे मातरम् ।।

INDIAN NATIONAL SONG IN ENGLISH

India National Anthem Meaning

                                                       English Translation of Indian National Anthem

Thou art the rulers of the minds of all people,dispenser of India's destiny.

Thy name rouses the hearts of Punjab, Sind, Gujarat and Maratha, Of the Dravida and Orissa and Bengal;

It echoes in the hills of the Vindhyas and Himalayas, mingles in the music of Yamuna and Ganga and is chanted by the waves of the Indian Sea.

They pray for thy blessings and sing thy praise.

The saving of all people waits in thy hand,

thou dispenser of India's destiny,

Victory, victory, victory to thee.

India National Anthem

National Anthem of India

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The Indian National anthem or the song 'Jana Gana Mana' composed by Rabindranath Tagore, was adopted in its Hindi version by the Constituent Assembly as the National Anthem of India on 24 January 1950. It was first sung on 27 December 1911 at the Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress.The complete song consists of five stanzas.

The anthem is written in highly Sanskritized Bengali and is part of a Brahmo poem. Only first of five stanzas of the hymn were made part of the anthem. A formal rendition of the national anthem takes fifty-two seconds.

India National Emblem

National Emblem of India

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A national emblem symbolically represents a nation. National emblems may appear on many things such as the national flag, coat of arms, or other patriotic materials.The State Emblem of India is in adaptation from the Sarnath Lion, capital of Ashoka the Emperor as preserved in the Sarnath Museum. The government adopted the emblem on 26th January, 1950, the day when India became republic.

The emblem has four lions standing back to back (only three are visible), mounted on an abacus with a frieze carrying sculpture in high relief of an elephant, a gallping horse, a bull and a lion separated by intervening wheels (chakras). Carved out of a single block of polished sandstone, the Capital is crowned by the Wheel of the Law. The words, "Satyameva Jayate" from Mundaka Upanishad meaning 'Truth alone triumphs', are inscribed below the abacus in Devangari script.

The emblem forms a part of the official letterhead of the Government of India, and appears on all Indian currency as well. It also sometimes functions as the national emblem of India in many places and appears prominently on the diplomatic and national Passport of the Republic of India.

India National Flag

                                    

National Flag of India      

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India's National flag is a tricolor. All the three colors have a great significance. The three colors are at the top, saffron ("kesari") ,in the middle white, and at the bottom, green in equal proportion . The ratio of the width of the flag is two to three. There is a navy blue wheel, ("chakra") in the white band. The wheel, ("chakra") consists of twenty four spokes. Its design is that of the wheel which appears on the abacus of Sarnath Lion Capital of Ashoka. At one time it was also depicted as Bapuji's charkha.
The saffron stands for courage, sacrifice and the spirit of renunciation; the white, for purity and truth, the green for faith and fertility. The design of the National Flag of India was adopted by India's constituent assembly on 22nd july, 1947. It's use and display are regulated by a code.The Indian flag was designed as a symbol of freedom. The late Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru called it "a flag not only of freedom for ourselves, but a symbol of freedom to all people."