The resolution is now codified at 36 U.S.C. 1508) making the song the official national anthem of the United States, which President Herbert Hoover signed into law. Congress passed a joint resolution (46 Stat. "The Star-Spangled Banner" was first recognized for official use by the U.S.
Although the poem has four stanzas, only the first is commonly sung today.
With a range of 19 semitones, it is known for being very difficult to sing. This setting, renamed "The Star-Spangled Banner", soon became a well-known U.S. " To Anacreon in Heaven" (or "The Anacreontic Song"), with various lyrics, was already popular in the United States. The poem was set to the tune of a popular British song written by John Stafford Smith for the Anacreontic Society, a men's social club in London. flag, with 15 stars and 15 stripes, known as the Star-Spangled Banner, flying triumphantly above the fort during the U.S. The lyrics come from the " Defence of Fort M'Henry", a poem written on September 14, 1814, by 35-year-old lawyer and amateur poet Francis Scott Key after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry by British ships of the Royal Navy in Outer Baltimore Harbor in the Patapsco River during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812. Dates of the National Calendar have a permanent correspondence with dates of the Gregorian Calendar, 1 Chaitra falling on March 22 normally and on March 21 in a leap year." The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States.(iv) Government communications addressed to the public. (iii) calendars issued by the Government of India It was adopted along with the Gregorian calendar for the following official purposes:.The National Calendar based on the Saka Era, with Chaitra as its first month and a normal year of 365 days was adopted from March 22, 1957.It has an equal status with Jana-gana-mana.The first political occasion when it was sung was the 1896 session of the Indian National Congress.The song Vande Mataram, composed in Sanskrit by Bankimchandra Chatterji, was a source of inspiration to the people in their struggle for freedom.
#FLAG AND ANTHEM FULL VERSION#
The playing time of the full version of the National Anthem is approximately 52 seconds.The complete song consists of five stanzas.It was first sung on December 27, 1911, at the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress.The song Jana-Gana-mana, composed originally in Bangla by Rabindranath Tagore, was adopted in its Hindi version by the Constituent Assembly as the National Anthem of India on January 24, 1950.Its use is regulated by the State Emblem of India (Prohibition of Improper Use) Act, 2005 and The State Emblem of India (Regulation of Use) Rules, 2007.In the State Emblem lies the official seal of the Government of India.The motto “Satyameva Jayate”-Truth alone Triumphs -written in Devanagari script below the profile of the Lion Capital is part of the State Emblem of India.State Emblem of India was adopted on January 26, 1950.The abacus rests on a bell-shaped lotus.The frieze of the abacus is adorned with sculptures in high relief of an elephant, a galloping horse, a bull and a lion separated by intervening Dharma Chakras.The Lion Capital has four lions mounted back to back, on a circular abacus.
#FLAG AND ANTHEM CODE#
The Flag Code of India, 2002 is an attempt to bring together all such laws, conventions, practices and instructions for the guidance of all concerned.Īs per the provisions of the Flag Code of India, 2002, there is no restriction on the display of the National Flag by members of general public, private organizations, educational institutions, etc., except to the extent provided in the Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950 and the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 and any other law enacted on the subject. The design of the National Flag was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India on July 22, 1947.ĭisplay of the National Flag is governed by the provisions of the Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950 and the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971.The ratio of the length to the height (width) of the Flag shall be 3:2.The middle panel shall be white, bearing at its centre the design of Ashoka Chakra in navy blue colour with 24 equally spaced spokes. The colour of the top panel shall be India saffron (kesari) and that of the bottom panel India green.The National Flag shall be a tricolour panel made up of three rectangular panels with equal width.All the national symbols were picked up at various times. India has several official national symbols including a historical document, a flag, an emblem, an anthem, a song, a calendar as well as a memorial tower.
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