This day, that year: December 27, 1911 — When 'Jana Gana Mana' was first sung in Calcutta

Rabindranath Tagore's patriotic song, 'Jana Gana Mana' was sung publicly for the first time at a 1911 Congress session. It ...
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It was treated like an extra: Rajnath Singh slams Congress for injustice to Vande Mataram

During the Lok Sabha debate on 150 years of Vande Mataram, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh highlighted the historical marginalization of the national song. He noted that while Jana Gana Mana became an ...