NATIONAL ANTHEM OF INDIA - INDIAN NATIONAL ANTHEM
India's National Anthem-Vande Mataram- National Flag of India -National
Emblem-National Animal of India-National Bird of India - National Tree-
National Flower-National Fruit(For Details see below)
NATIONAL BIRD OF INDIA : PEACOCK
NATIONAL ANIMAL OF INDIA : TIGER
NATIONAL FLOWER OF INDIA : LOTUS THE
NATIONAL ANTHEM OF INDIA Jana-Gana-Mana
(Thou Art the Ruler of All Minds)
The Indian National anthem, composed originally in Bengali 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 27 December 1911
at the Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress. The complete song
consists of five stanzas. The lyrics were rendered into English by Tagore
himself.
NATIONAL ANTHEM OF INDIA
Translation of The national anthem- Jana Gana Mana In English
The name rouses the hearts of Punjab, Sind, Gujurat and Maratha. Of the Dravid
and Orissa and Bengal.
It Echoes in the hills of Vindhyas and Himalayas, mingles in the music of
Yamuna and Ganga and is chanted by the waves of the Indian Sea.
They pray for your blessing and sing thy praise. The salvation of all peaople
is thy hand, thou dispenser of India's destiny. Victory, Victory, Victory to
thee. The Jana Gana Mana was composed by Shri Rabindranath Tagore and first
sung at the Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress on December 27th,
1911. It was adopted as the National Anthem of India on 24th January, 1950 by
the Constituent Assembly. The first stanza( out of five stanzas) of the song
forms the National Anthem.
More Links for the Indian national anthem :-
http://www.whitehouse.gov/national-anthem/newdelhi.html The national anthem
with audio.
http://www.hcilondon.org/ Includes audio clip of the National anthem.
Thou are the ruler of the minds of all people, dispenser of India's destiny.
Bharatma VANDE MATARAM ...The National Song of India
...composed by Bankim Chandra Chatterji has an equal status as the Jana Gana
Mana.
Click here to know more about Vande Mataram
Indian independence day - Independence Day of India
FLAG OF INDIA
THE NATIONAL FLAG OF INDIA is in tricolour of deep saffron(Kesari) at the top,
white in the middle and dark green at the bottom in equal propotions.The flag
is a horizontal tricolour in equal proportion of deep saffron on the top, white
in the middle and dark green at the bottom. The ratio of the width to the
length of the flag is two is to three. In the centre of the white band, there
is a wheel in navy blue to indicate the Dharma Chakra, the wheel of law in the
Sarnath Lion Capital. Its diameter approximates the width of the white band and
it has 24 spokes. 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 was adopted by India's constituent
assembly on 22nd july, 1947. It's use and display are regulated by a code. The
Indian flag symbolizes freedom. The late Prime Minister Pandit Nehru called it
a flag not only of freedom for
ourselves, but a symbol of freedom for all people.
Some interesting flag facts : Courtesy sitagita.com
Our national flag was hoisted on Mt. Everest, the highest peak in the world, on
May 29 1953, along with the Union Jack and the Nepalese National flag. In
1971, the Indian flag, went into space on board Apollo-15. It flew into space
as a medallion on the spacesuit worn by Cosmonaut Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma,
during the Indo-Soviet joint space flight in April 1984. On January 9 1982, the
first Indian Antarctica Expedition planted the first Indian flag over Dakshin
Gangotri. It was hoisted for the first time on the South Pole on January 17,
1989, by Colonel J.K. Bajaj. On April 21, 1996, at 0352 hrs (IST), the first
Indian and perhaps the first in Asia, Sqdn. Ldr. Sanjay Thapar, holder of many
national and international records in parajumping and skydiving, jumped from an
altitude of 10,000 ft from an MI - 8 helicopter and hoisted the Indian
tricolour on the North Pole. On Sept 28, 1985, the Tiranga set out on an around
the world sailing expedition on
board Trishna under Colonel T.P.S. Chowdhry and successfully returned home on
January 10, 1987, cruising the high seas of the world and covering over 30,000
nautical miles in 470 days.
Pictures for Indian flag
" Jana Gana Mana Adhinayaka Jaya He
Bharat Bhagya Vidhata
Punjab Sindh Gujarat Maratha
Dravida Utkala Banga
Vindhya Himachal Yamuna Ganga
Ucchala Jaladhi Taranga
Tubh Shubha Name Jage
Tubh Shubha Ashisha Mange
Gahe Tubh Jaya Gata
Jan Gan Mangaldayak Jay He
Bharat Bhagya Vidhata
Jaye He ! Jaye He ! Jaye He !
Jaye,Jaye,Jaye,Jaye He "
National Emblem of India
The National emblem is a symbol of contemporary India's reaffirmation of its
commitment to world peace and goodwill.
The National Emblem of India is a replica of the Lion of Sarnath, near Varanasi
in Uttar Pradesh State. The Lion Capital was erected in the 3rd century BC by
Emperor Ashoka to mark the spot where Lord Buddha first proclaimed his gospel
of peace and emancipation..
It is symbolic of India's reaffirmation of its ancient commitment to world
peace and goodwill. In the original, there are four lions, standing back to
back, mounted on a abacus with a frieze carrying sculptures in high relief of
an elephant, a galloping horse, a bull and a lion separated by intervening
wheels over a bell-shaped lotus. Carved out of a single block of polished
sandstone, the capital is crowned by the Wheel of the Law (Dharma Chakra).
In the state emblem adopted by the Government of India on 26 January
1950, only three lions are visible, the fourth being hidden from view. The
wheel appears in relief in the center of the abacus with a bull on the right
and a horse on the left and the outlines of the other wheels on extreme right
and left. The bell-shaped lotus has been omitted.
The four lions (one hidden from view) - symbolising power, courage and
confidence - rest on a circular abacus. The abacus is girded by four smaller
animals - guardians of the four directions: the lion of the north, the elephant
of the east, the horse of the south and the bull of the west.The abacus rests
on a lotus in full bloom, exemplifying the fountainhead of life and creative
inspiration. The motto 'Satyameva Jayate' inscribed below the emblem in
Devanagari script means 'truth alone triumphs'
National Animal of
India-THE TIGER.
The magnificent Tiger Panthera tigris (linnaeus), the national
animal of India, is a rich-colored well-striped animal with a short coat. The
combination of grace, strength, power has earned the tiger great respect and
high esteem. Indian tigers are famous all over the world and one of the main
attractions for the lovers of wild life. They are the crowning glory and the
light of the Indian wild life.
Tough, muscular, majestic tigers roam about the Sunderbans of Bengal
"burning bright in the darkness of the night." The natives of the forest
worship the tiger as the deity that gives them honey and wax. The Sunderbans
are their main habitat for their thick forests of Sunder trees. They feed on
fish, cattle and sometimes human beings. The man-eaters are the most dreaded of
all wild beasts. It is a common belief that a tiger does not harm anyone who
has offered prayers to him. Tigers are fast runners, excellent swimmers and
their eyesight is strong.
To check the dwindling population of tigers in India, which came down to
just 1,827 in 1972, massive conservation program was initiated in April 1973,
known as the 'Project Tiger'. This project aims to maintain a viable population
of tigers in India for scientific, economic, aesthetic, cultural and ecological
values. Since then, the tiger population has shown a gradual increase and the
census of 1989 puts the tiger population of the country at 4,334. So far, 19
tiger reserves have been established in the country under this project,
covering over 29, 716 sq. km. forest area
National Bird
of India-THE PEACOCK
Peacock is a large and majestic bird. It has got a long and beautiful tail.
Both the peacock and the hen have crest. But the crest of hen is smaller in
size. The main body of the cock is mottled brown in color. Especially, the
metallic green color found on the lower neck is very attractive. Though
peacocks are beautiful looking birds their calls are loud and coarse.
They move in-groups and they are normally spotted in the forests,
villages and nearby fields. They are shy in nature. It feeds on lizards,
snakes, grains and insects. The hen lays a maximum of five eggs, which are in
pale cream color.
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'.
In India people believe that whenever the cock spread its tails in an
ornamental fashion, it indicates that rain is imminent. In a way it is partly
true. At the sight of dark clouds the bird outspreads its tail and starts
dancing in rhythmic fashion. Most of the folklore including Bharatha Natyam has
got special dancing poses for the peacock dance.
National Flower of India-
THE LOTUS
Among the various flowers of Indian sub-continent, the flower Lotus is regarded
with divinity and grace. Often, Goddesses Lakshmi and Saraswathi are associated
with the flower lotus. Even Lord Siva, 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 symbolizes purity, beauty, majesty, grace, fertility, wealth,
richness, knowledge and serenity. They are found in white and pink colors in
general and they grow in shallow and murky waters. Some blue colored flowers
are also sighted. These flowers enjoy a warm sunlight and intolerant to cold
weather. Hence they cannot be seen blossoming in the winter. The floating
leaves and flowers have long stems, which contains air spaces to maintain
buoyancy.
The plant is having various uniqueness attached to it. Though the large
leaves of the plant are floating on the surface of the water, even a drop of
water is not accommodated on top of the leaves. Perhaps, they are teaching the
human beings, to lead a life of non-attachment and avoid the worldly pleasures.
Depending upon the level of water in the tank, the stems will rise. In
this fashion, it is guiding the human beings to rise upto the situation leading
to a genuine elevation in their lives. As the world famous 'Thirukural' says,
"Vellathanayathu malar neetam manthartham
ullath thanyathu ouyarvu"
signifying, in relation with the water level of a tank, the stem will rise. In
the same way, depending upon their ambitions and thoughts, human beings can
elevate themselves in their life.
In Indian religious epics, references of lotus are made, in relation
with eyes and feet of divine persona. For instance "Kamala Kannan" referring
Lord Krishna with the contextual meaning, a person having eyes with the color
of the pink lotus. Also, it is coupled with the feet of deities. "Kamala
Patham" means lotus feet implying the feet of the god. "Charan Kamala Patham"
implying, submit oneself in totality, at the lotus feet of the god.
National Tree of India-THE BANYAN TREE.
THE BANYAN TREE-Called the Indian fig tree( Ficus bengalensis) grow over a
large area. The roots then give rise to more trunks and branches. Because of
this characteristic & longevity, the Banyan tree is considered immortal &
sacred and is an integral part of the myths and legends in India. Even today,
the banyan tree is the focal point of village life and the village council
meetings under the shade of this huge shade-giving tree.
National Fruit of India-THE MANGO
The fruit Mango,of the tree Mangifera indica, is one of the most widely
cultivated fruits of the tropical world. This juicy, delicious fruit is a rich
source of Vitamins A, C and D. In India there are hundreds of varieties of
mangoes, in different sizes, shapes and colours etc. Mangoes, have been
cultivated in India since time immemorial. The famous Indian poet Kalidasa sang
its praises.King Alexander relished its taste, as did the Chinese traveller
Hieun Tsang. Akbar, the Moghal emperor planted over 100,000 mango trees in
Darbhanga, known as Lakhi Bagh(India).
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