Asian Art

Amar Sonar Bangla

"Amar Sonar Bangla" (Bengali: আমার সোনার বাংলা, lit. 'My Golden Bengal', pronounced [ˈamaɾ ˈʃonaɾ ˈbaŋla]) is the national anthem of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. An ode to Mother Bengal, the lyrics were written by Bengali polymath Rabindranath Tagore. Although some unreliable sources claim that the song was written in 1905 in the context of the First Partition of Bengal, the absence of the song's original manuscript prevents this claim from being verified with complete certainty. It was adopted as the national anthem by the Provisional Government of Bangladesh in 1971.

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• ▸Greece–India relations
• ▸Djibouti
• ▸Flag of the Qing dynasty

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