Things You Must Know About Our National Anthem

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[{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1485504710303","data":"Our National Anthem does a fantastic job in filling us up with pride when its played after our athletes win accolades, or before an important match, and better yet, when it's Independence Day and you sing the National Anthem with pride. But did you know what language the anthem was originally written in?  With the Republic Day being yesterday, and the National Anthem being fresh in our minds (that is, if you haven't been to a movie recently), here's things you need to know about our National Anthem<\/p>1. The National Anthem is written in Bengali<\/b><\/p>Rabindranath Tagore, being an eminent writer in both English and Bengali, wrote the National Anthem in his mother tongue. The first time it was sung was on December 27, 1911 at the Calcutta Indian National Congress meet, and formally adopted as a national anthem on January 24, 1950 by India. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1485505822987","data":"588b054eac74b"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1485505911601","data":"2. No, our National Anthem has not been selected by UNESCO<\/b> <\/p>Not only is this wrong, it would be grossly unfair by the United Nations to select one nation's National Anthem as the best over the many hundred nations who are members of the UN. This hoax got so out of hand, UNESCO had to intervene and deny it. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1485506052253","data":"588b064cee27c"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1485506081996","data":"3. It's not compulsory to sing when the Anthem is being played <\/b><\/p>There is no provision of law which compels anyone to sing the national anthem. It is not considered disrespectful to the nation or to the anthem if a person chooses only to stand up in respectful silence.  <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1485506220335","data":"588b07109dfb8"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1485506279808","data":"4. It has been the target of many controversies  <\/b><\/p>From people demanding words being removed from the anthem, to being forced to play in theaters, the Anthem has been the middle of many stormy controversies. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1485506500647","data":"588b080ead3b3"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1485506531007","data":"5. The Bangladesh Connection<\/b> <\/p>Tagore also wrote the National Anthem of Bangladesh, along with our own National Anthem. Tagore had, sadly, passed away before he could see an Independent India, and when Bangladesh was formed in 1971, Amar Shonar Bangla, a poem written by Tagore in 1906 was adopted by the country as their official National Anthem. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1485506659253","data":"588b08a828fe0"}]

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