Jana Gana Mana

Jana Gana Mana movie review: Suraj Venjaramoodu rises above a script that lacks cohesion, clarity, depth, finesse and calm

Jana Gana Mana is undistinctive, notwithstanding its brave throwaway lines and moments that made my liberal heart sit up and take notice.

Independence Day 2021: Lesser-known facts everyone should know about the National Anthem; check here

Originally composed in Bengali from Bharoto Bhagyo Bidhata, the anthem was written by Rabindranath Tagore. It was first publicly sung on 27 December 1911 by Tagore himself.

Prithviraj Sukumaran tests negative for coronavirus, says will remain in precautionary self isolation for a week

Prithviraj Sukumaran said that he will continue to remain in isolation for one more week to be "doubly sure"

Prithviraj Sukumaran tests positive for coronavirus during shoot of Dijo Jose Anthony's Jana Gana Mana

Prithviraj Sukumaran revealed that he is asymptomatic and is currently doing fine

Independence Day 2020: Origin, controversies and other interesting facts about Tricolour, National Anthem

The current form of the Indian national flag came into existence after a series of developments and modifications. Likewise the National Anthem, too, has its own history and its fair share of controversy

A month after Supreme Court order, Maharashtra makes it optional for theatres to play National Anthem

A month after the Supreme Court reversed its November 2016 order directing mandatory playing of the national anthem in theatres, the Maharashtra government has directed local administrations to follow suit

Supreme Court's constant back-and-forth on National Anthem order is a grand waste of its time

Surely, surely, the lives of the citizens are more important than the patriotism they are mandated to show.

Delhi HC junks PIL to treat Vande Mataram on par with Jana Gana Mana

A PIL seeking direction to treat the national song 'Vande Mataram', authored by poet Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, at par with the national anthem 'Jana Gana Mana' was on Tuesday dismissed by the Delhi High Court.

National Anthem: Forcing citizens to honour nation is greatest insult to India’s honour

What does it mean to love one's country? Tagore clearly loved his country. He loved it so much that he wrote a song called Bhārat Bhāgya Vidhātā in the year 1911 about an eternal charioteer guiding his country through the ages and dispensing it's destiny.

SC's National Anthem order raises questions about an individual's fundamental rights

Current laws don't force a person to stand up or sing the national anthem — case in point, this judgment of apex court in the case of Bijoe Emmanuel v. State of Kerala