Original recording of "Jana Gana Mana" performed by the Radio Symphony Orchestra of Hamburg, Germany, 1942. This was the birth of our National Anthem, thanks to #Netaji
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NG Ganpulay, a member of the Free India Centre, recorded the performance on tape. After his death, this tape was handed over to All India Radio, which broadcast a programme in 1980 called "National Anthem born in Exile". @AkashvaniAIR
In 1947 we had no National Anthem. In January 1950, a delegation from India attended UN General Assembly in NYC. A member of the delegation carried a record of Jana Gana Mana, which was produced in Singapore by Azad Hind Govt. He handed over this record to the UN Orchestra.
On return to India, the delegation reported to Pt Nehru that Jana Gana Mana was played at the UN was highly appreciated by all those present. 26th January was approaching, and no alternative National Anthem had been found. This info is courtesy Netaji's grandnephew Surya Bose.
The orchestra was conducted by Dr. Eigel Kruttge.
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