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by the Constituent Assembly as the National Anthem of India on 24 January
1950. It was first sung on 27 December 1911 at the Kolkata Session of the
Indian National Congress. The complete song consists of five stanzas. The
first stanza contains the full version of the National Anthem. Playing time of
the full version of the national anthem is approximately 52 seconds. A short
version consisting of the first and last lines of the stanza (playing time
approximately 20 seconds) is also played on certain occasions. More on
National Anthem... National Song The song Vande Mataram, composed in Sanskrit
by Bankimchandra Chatterji, was a source of inspiration to the people in their
struggle for freedom. It has an equal status with Jana-gana-mana. On January
24, 1950, the President, Dr. Rajendra Prasad came up with a statement in the
Constituent Assembly, "the song Vande Mataram, which has played a historic
part in the struggle for Indian freedom, shall be honoured equally with Jana
Gana Mana and shall have equal status with it." The first political occasion
when it was sung was the 1896 session of the Indian National Congress. The
song was a part of Bankimchandra's most famous novel Anand Math (1882). More
on National Song... State Emblem The state emblem is an adaptation from the
Sarnath Lion Capital of Ashoka. In the original, there are four lions,
standing back to back, mounted on an 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). More on State Emblem... National Bird The Indian peacock, Pavo
cristatus , the National Bird of India, is a colourful, swan-sized bird, with
a fan-shaped crest of feathers, a white patch under the eye and a long,
slender neck. The male of the species is more colourful than the female, with
a glistening blue breast and neck and a spectacular bronze-green tail of
around 200 elongated feathers. The female is brownish, slightly smaller than
the male and lacks the tail. The elaborate courtship dance of the male,
fanning out the tail and preening its feathers is a gorgeous sight. More on
National Bird... National Animal The magnificent tiger, Panthera tigris is a
striped animal. It has a thick yellow coat of fur with dark stripes. The
combination of grace, strength, agility and enormous power has earned the
tiger its pride of place as the national animal of India. More on National
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