India is my country,
all Indians are my brothers and sisters.
I love my country
and I am proud of its rich and varied heritage.
I shall always strive to be worthy of it.
I shall give my parents,
teachers and all elders respect
and treat everyone with courtesy.
To my country and my people,
I pledge my devotion.
In their well-being
and prosperity alone lies my happiness.
Jana-gana-mana-adhinayaka, jaya he
Bharata-bhagya-vidhata.
Punjab-Sindh-Gujrat-Maratha
Dravida-Utkala-Banga
Vindhya-Himachala-Yamuna-Ganga
Uchchala-Jaladhi-taranga.
Tava Shubh name jage,
Tava shubh ashish mange,
Gahe tav jai gatha,
Jana-gana-mangala-dayaka jaya hai
Bharata-bhagya-vidhata.
Jaya hai, Jaya hai, Jaya hai
Jaya Jaya Jaya, Jaya hai !
The song Vande Matram, composed in Sanskrit by Bankim Chandra Chatterji, was a source of inspiration to the people in their struggle for freedom. The first political occasion when it was sung was the 1896 session of the Indian National Congress. The song first appeared in his book 'Anandmatha', published in 1882 amid fears of a ban by the British Raj, though the song itself was actually written six years prior in 1876.
Vande Matram !
Sujalam, sufalam, malayaja shitalam,
Shasyashyamlam, Mataram !
Vande Matram !
Shubhrajyotsana pulakitayaminim,
Phullakusumita drumadala shobhinim,
Suhasinim sumadhura bashinim,
Sukadam varadam, Matram !
Vande Matram !
The English translation of the stanza rendered by Sri Aurobindo in prose is
I bow to thee, Mother
richly-watered, richly-fruited,
cool with the winds of the south,
dark with the crops of the harvests,
The Mother !
Her nights rejoicing in the glory of the moonlight,
her lands clothed beautifully with her trees in flowering blomm,
sweet of laughter, sweet of speech,
The Mother, giver of boons, giver of bliss.
JANA GANA MANA - Indian National Anthem
VANDE MATRAM - Indian Nation Song
LOTUS - Indian National Flower
TIGER - Indian National Animal
PEACOCK Indian National Bird
LION OF SARNATH - Indian National Emblem
HINDI - Indian National Language
RUPEE & PAISE - Indian National Currency ₹
Our Father in heaven,
holy be your name,
your Kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins,
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Do not bring us to the test,
but deliver us from evil.
हे हमारे पिता जो स्वर्ग में है,
तेरा नाम पवित्र किया जावे,
तेरा राज्य आये;
तेरी इच्छा जैसे स्वर्ग में हैं वैसे पृथ्वी पर भी पूरी हो।
हमारा प्रतिदिन का आहार आज हमें दे,
हमारे अपराध हमें क्षमा कर,
जैसे हम भी अपने अपराधियों को क्षमा करते हैं।
हमें परीक्षा में न डाल,
परन्तु बुराई से बचा।
