Several states and union territories of India have adopted songs for use at official functions and ceremonies. In this week’s Trivia Thursday, let’s have a look at them!
Crux of the Matter
In this week's Trivia Thursday, let us have a look at the different state songs of India:
Andhra Pradesh
Song name: Maa Telugu Thalliki.
Translated name: To Our Mother Telugu.
Language: Telugu.
Adopted in 1956, it was composed by Suryakumari and lyrics were given by Sankarambadi Sundaraachari.
Assam
Song name: O Mur Apunar Desh.
Translated name: O My Endearing Country!
Language: Assamese.
Adopted in 1927, it was composed by Kamala Prasad Agarwal and its lyricist was Lakshminath Bezbaroa.
Bihar
Song name: Mere Bharat Ke Kanth Haar.
Translated name: The Garland of My India.
Language: Hindi.
Adopted in 2012, it was composed by Hari Prasad Chaurasia and Shivkumar Sharma and its lyrics were given by Satya Narayan.
Chhattisgarh
Song name: Arpa Pairi Ke Dhar.
Translated name: The Streams of Arpa and Pairi.
Language: Chhattisgarhi.
Adopted in 2019, it was composed by Narendra Dev Verma who was also its lyricist.
Gujarat
Song name: Jai Jai Garavi Gujarat.
Translated name: Victory to Proud Gujarat!
Language: Gujarati.
Adopted in 2011, its lyricist was Narmadashankar Dave although its composer is unknown.
Karnataka
Song name: Jaya Bharata Jananiya Tanujate.
Translated name: Victory to you Mother Karnataka, The Daughter of Mother India!
Language: Kannada.
Adopted in 2004, it was composed by Mysore Ananthaswamy and its lyricist was Kuppali Venkatappa Puttappa.
Madhya Pradesh
Song name: Mera Madhya Pradesh.
Translated name: My Madhya Pradesh.
Language: Hindi.
Adopted in 2010, Mahesh Shrivastava was both its composer and lyricist.
Manipur
Song name: Sana Leibak Manipur.
Translated name: Manipur, Land of Gold.
Language: Manipuri.
Adopted in 2021, it was composed by Aribam Syam Sharma and its lyricist was B Jayantakumar Sharma.
Odisha
Song name: Bande Utkala Janani.
Translated name: I Adore Thee, O Mother Utkala!
Language: Odia.
Adopted in 2020, Laxmikanta Mohapatra was both its composer and lyricist.
Uttarakhand
Song name: Uttarakhand Devabhumi Matribhumi.
Translated name: Uttarakhand, Land of the Gods, O Motherland!
Language: Hindi, Garhwali and Kumaoni.
Adopted in 2016, it was composed by Narendra Singh Negi and its lyricist was Hemant Bisht.
Puducherry
Song name: Tamil Thai Valthu.
Translated name: Invocation to Mother Tamil.
Language: Tamil.
Adopted in 2007, it was composed by L Krishnan and its lyricist was Bharathidasan.
Tamil Nadu
Song name: Tamil Thai Valthu.
Translated name: Invocation to Mother Tamil.
Language: Tamil.
Adopted in 1970, it was composed by M S Viswanathan and its lyricist was Manonmaniam Sundaram Pillai.
Take a look at our last week’s Trivia Thursday here: Trivia Thursday: Some Interesting State Emblems Of India (Part 2)