India was declared independent of British rule on 15 August 1947,
and the status of control were handed over to Indian leaders.
The National Anthem of India, “Jana Gana Mana”, was written by Nobel award winner Rabindranath Tagore.
Originally, it was named “Bharoto Bhagyo Bidhata”, written in Bengali Sanskrit and contained five stanzas.
However, only a single paragraph is adopted as the National Anthem of India.
Now lets see the meaning of the National Anthem.
India your name is so strong and your always on people’s minds.
The destiny of each and every living being in India, lies in your hands.
What does this sentence mean?
The poem talks about various places that were part of India before the British captured us.
Rabindranath Tagore mentions places like Punjab, Sindh, Bengal, Gujarat, Maharashtra,
Odisha and the South Indian States which speak in Dravidian Languages like Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam.
Tagore says that each and every person living in these places, loves India and their heart beats for the nation.
What does this sentence mean?
India’s name is not only chanted by the people of India.
It echoes in the hills of the Himalayas and the Vindhya Mountain Range
which is in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh & Uttar Pradesh.
The name of India is in rivers of Yamuna and Ganga and the Indian Seas.
Be it winds blowing over oceans, seas, and mountains, India’s name echoes everywhere.
This sentence means that Indian people, the land, birds, animals, the ocean, mountains, wind and all living beings -
everyone's heart beats for the nation.
The anthem urges us to wake up from our sleep
and helps us in remembering the struggles and countless sacrifices which our freedom fighters underwent for our future,
because of which we finally got independence. The poems salutues their struggles and remembers them.
This means all Indians are constantly praying for India’s blessings.
This means, people are always talking about India’s success, achievements. Indian people only want India’s development.
Tagore says that India only wants the well-being of its people. India decides the destiny of its citizens.
So may India always get victory, victory, victory!