Rabindranath Tagore first wrote the song Jana-gana-mana in Bangla, and on January 24, 1950, the Constituent Assembly chose its Hindi rendition as India’s National Anthem.
The national anthem’s playing time is approximately 52 seconds.
The full version of the national anthem
Jana-gana-mana-adhinayaka jaya he
Bharata-bhagya-vidhata
Punjaba-Sindhu-Gujarata-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.
The short version of the national anthem
On some occasions, the National Anthem is also played in a condensed version that just includes the opening and closing verses. This is what it says:
Jana-gana-mana-adhinayaka jaya he
Bharata-bhagya-vidhata.
Jaya he, jaya he, jaya he,
Jaya jaya jaya, jaya he.
The short version lasts for roughly 20 seconds.
