GENERAL KNOWLEDGE ARTICLES

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. The first political occasion when it was sung was the 1896 session of the Indian National Congress. a0590ac2e366e14ccaeb9eb752ec523291a49736bdfeef824e Important: The Supreme Court on Friday (17/02/2017)refused to enter into a debate on the plea seeking declaration that "Vande Mataram" is the national song. "...We do not intend to enter into any debate as far as the national song is concerned," said the bench of Justice Dipak Misra, Justice R. Banumathi and Justice Mohan M. Shantanagouder, declining the plea by a lawyer Ashwini Upadhyay.  The following is the text of its first stanza : Vande Mataram! Sujalam, suphalam, malayaja shitalam, Shasyashyamalam, Mataram!Shubhrajyotsna pulakitayamini, Phullakusumita drumadala shobhini, Suhasinim sumadhura bh...

National Anthem The song Jana-gana-mana, composed originally in Bengali by Rabindra Nath Tagore, was adopted in its Hindi version by the Constituent Assembly as the National Anthem of India on January 24, 1950. It was first sung on December 27, 1911 at the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress. The complete song consists of five stanzas. The first stanza contains the full version of the National Anthem: Jana-gana-mana-adhinayaka, jaya he Bharata-bhagya-vidhata Punjaba-Sindhu-Gujarata-Maratha Dravida- Utkala-Banga Vindhya-Himachala-Yamuna-Ganga Uchchala-jaladhi-taranga Tava shubha name jage, Tava subha asisa 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! जनगणमन अधिनायक जय हे, भारतभाग्यविधाता।  पंजाब सिंध गुजरात मराठा, द्रविड़ उत्कल बंग।  विंध्य हिमाचल यमुना गंगा, उच्छल जलधि तरंग।  तव शुभ नामे जागे, तव शुभ आशिष मागे।  गाहे तव जयगाथा।  ...

State Emblem Of India The State Emblem of India is an adaptation from the Sarnath Lion Capital of Asoka. In the original, the Lion Capital has four lions mounted back to back, on a circular abacus. Only three lions are visible, the fourth being hidden from view.  Symbolizing power, courage, confidence and pride mounted on a circular base. 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 abacus rests on a bell shaped lotus. The profile of the Lion Capital showing three lions mounted on the abacus with a Dharma Chakra in the centre, a bull on the right and a galloping horse on the left, and outlines of Dharma Chakras on the extreme right and left was adopted as the State Emblem of India on January 26, 1950. The bell-shaped lotus was omitted. The motto “Satyameva Jayate”-Truth alone triumphs-written in Devanagari script below the profile of the Lion Capital is part...