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When ‘Jana Gana Mana’ got its tune
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Margaret Cousins wrote the musical notes for Tagore’s lyrics in Madanapalle in 1919
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The cottage on Besant Theosophical College campus, where Rabindranath Tagore stayed during his brief visit to at Madanapalle in 1919.
Margaret Cousins wrote the musical notes for Tagore’s lyrics in Madanapalle in 1919
It is common knowledge that Rabindranath Tagore authored the national anthem ‘Jana Gana Mana’ in 1911. But, not many know that it was translated into English as ‘Morning Song of India’ and given a tune on February 28, 1919 during Tagore’s brief stay at Madanapalle.