GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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INDIAS HERITAGE

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Jana-Gana-Mana was originally composed in
A
Gujarati
B
Hindi
C
Bengali
D
Marathi
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Rabindranath Tagore wrote Jana Gana Mana in Bengali language. It was originally composed as Bharoto Bhagyo Bidhata in Bengali.

Detailed explanation-2: -India’s National Anthem, ‘Jana Gana Mana’, is an adoption from the writings of the poet and playwright, Rabindranath Tagore. The lines of India’s National Anthem are taken from Rabindranath Tagore’s song, ‘Bharoto Bhagyo Bidhata’. The original was written in Bengali and the full song has 5 stanzas.

Detailed explanation-3: -Tagore scholars assert that the national anthem is what Tagore wrote and there is no question of there being a Hindi version. “The song was written in Bengali but with many Tatsama (Sanskrit) words. This original version was what was adopted by the Constituent Assembly as the national anthem.

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