Aamchi anthem
Learn It in Marathi
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12 Nov, 2009
A time might come in Mumbai when you are asked to sing the national anthem in Marathi because Tagore’s original offends the Marathi manoos. For that eventuality, we present a handy translation
Jana gana mana adhinayaka jaya he / Bharata bhagya vidhaata / Punjaba Sindha Gujarata Maratha / Dravida Utkala Banga / Vindhya Himachala Yamuna Ganga / Ucchala jaladhi taranga / Tavashubha name jage / Tavashubha aashish mage / Gahe tava jaya gatha / Jana gana mangala dayaka jaya he / Bharata bhagya vidhata / Jaya he jaya he jaya he / Jaya jaya jaya jaya he!
Jana gana mana hridayee tucha / tucha amuche praarabdha / Punjaba Sindha Gujaratha Marathaa / Draavida Utkala Banga / Tava naavaane gunagunate / Vindhya aani Himachala / Nireta Yamune Gangechyaa / khalakhala tuzhicha gaathaa / Sarvadoor ase tava jaya jaya / Sarvadoor tava naaraa / Sarvajananchi taaraka tucha / Bharata Bhagyavidhaataa / Jaya he, jaya he, jaya he, / jaya jaya jaya jaya he!
(Translated by Suhit Kelkar)
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