“Rabindranath Tagore wrote the ‘Jana Gana Mana’ song in praise of King George V, who was the Chairman of the Nobel Prize selection committee when Rabindranath Tagore was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1913”
What FACTLY found
During the 1911 Congress Session, two songs were performed on the same day, one being Rabindranath Tagore’s ‘Jana Gana Mana’ and the other a composition by Ramanuja Chaudhary, which was performed especially for King George V. However, certain English media reports incorrectly stated that Tagore’s song was sung in honour of King George V. Rabindranath Tagore, in his letters written in 1937 and 1939, explicitly stated that he did not compose ‘Jana Gana Mana’ in praise of King George V. King Geo...
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 11 December 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 12 December 2023, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/reel/C0sww1MrxIG/
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