National Anthem of Bhutan Druk Tsenden (Dzongkha: འབྲུག་ཙན་དན, Dzongkha pronunciation: [ʈuk̚˩ t͡sen˥.te˩]; The Thunder Dragon Kingdom”) is the national anthem of Bhutan. Adopted in 1953, the lyrics were written by Dolop Droep Namgay and possibly translated into English by Dasho Gyaldun Thinley. The accompanying music was composed by Aku Tongmi. … Read more
National Anthem of Afghanistan In 2004, the new Afghan constitution stated that a new national anthem for the country, requested by the post-Taliban government to signal a new era for Afghanistan, must be written in Pashto and contain the phrase “Allahu Akbar” (God is Great), and mention the names of … Read more
National Anthem of Nepal After the revolutions of spring 2006 against the monarchy, Nepal sought to replace its pro-monarchy anthem with a new one in a public contest. The winner, Pradeep Kumar Rai (writing under the pen name व्याकुल माइला (Byakul Maila)) was selected from 1,272 submissions. During the submission … Read more
National Anthem of Maldives Until the late 1940s the state anthem of the Maldives was a melody with no lyrics. It was called the Salaamathi and was performed by the royal band on state occasions at the Etherekoilu, the official residence of the King. In 1948 it was determined … Read more
National Anthem of Sri Lanka After independence was granted to Sri Lanka (at the time known as Ceylon) in 1948, the need for a national anthem arose. As a result of a contest, Ananda Samarkone’s contribution, written in Sinhala, was chosen as the new anthem. It was first performed on … Read more
National Anthem of Pakistan The national anthem of Pakistan is the Quami Taranah. It is also known as Pak Sarzamin, or “The Sacred Land.” The music for the national anthem was created by Ahman Chagla in 1949. The lyrics were later written in 1952 by Hafeez Jullundhri. The national anthem … Read more
National Anthem of India Indian National Anthem Jana Gana Mana Lyrics (with English Translation) written by Rabindranath Tagore. Jana Gana Mana is the national anthem of India. It is writtern Sanskritized Bengali, it is composed and scored by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. Jana Gana Mana was officially adopted as the … Read more
National Anthem of Bangladesh National Anthem official song of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Composed by Rabindranath tagore in Bangla in 1906, the song ‘Amar Sonar Bangla’ became popular during the swadeshi movement in the first two decades of the 20th century. The anti-partitionists (those who opposed the partition of bengal … Read more
National Anthem of Taiwan The National Flag Anthem of the Republic of China (Chinese: 中華民國國旗歌; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó Guóqígē), also unofficially known as the “National Banner Song”, is a patriotic song typically played during the raising and lowering of the flag of the Republic of China. Domestically, the flag anthem … Read more
National Anthem of South Korea “Aegukga” (Korean: 애국가; Hanja: 愛國歌; pronounced [ɛːɡuk͈ːa]; lit. “Patriotic Song”), often translated as “The Patriotic Song”, is the national anthem of Republic of Korea. It was adopted in 1948, the year the country was founded. Its music was composed in the 1930s and arranged most … Read more