List of Indian state anthems

India is a country in Asia. It is a union made up of states and union territories. Some of these states and territories have adopted anthems or songs for the use at state functions and ceremonies. In other states, songs have been proposed or are in popular, traditional or unofficial use.

Official state anthems

State or union territory	Song name	Translated name	Language	Lyricist(s)	Composer(s)	Adopted
Andhra Pradesh	Maa Telugu Thalliki^[1]	To Our Mother Telugu	Telugu	Sankarambadi Sundaraachari	Suryakumari	1956
Assam	O Mur Apunar Desh^[2]^[3]	O My Endearing Country!	Assamese	Lakshminath Bezbaroa	Kamala Prasad Agarwala	1927
Bihar	Mere Bharat Ke Kanth Haar^[4]	The Garland of My India	Hindi	Satya Narayan	Hari Prasad Chaurasia and Shivkumar Sharma	2012
Chhattisgarh	Arpa Pairi Ke Dhar^[5]	The Streams of Arpa and Pairi	Hindi	Nardenra Dev Verma	Nardenra Dev Verma	2019
Gujarat	Jai Jai Garavi Gujarat^[6]	Victory to Proud Gujarat!	Gujarati	Narmadashankar Dave	unknown	2011
Karnataka	Jaya Bharata Jananiya Tanujate, Jaya he Karnataka Maate^[7]	Victory to you Mother Karnataka, The Daughter of Mother India!	Kannada	Kuppali Venkatappa Puttappa	Mysore Ananthaswamy	2004
Madhya Pradesh	Mera Madhya Pradesh^[8]	My Madhya Pradesh	Hindi	Mahesh Shrivastava	Mahesh Shrivastava	2010
Maharashtra	Jai Jai Maharashtra Maza^[9]	Victory to My Maharashtra!	Marathi	Raja Badhe	Shrinivas Khale	2023^[10]
Manipur	Sana Leibak Manipur^[11]^[12]	Manipur, Land of Gold	Manipuri	B. Jayantakumar Sharma	Aribam Syam Sharma	2021^[13]^[14]
Odisha	Bande Utkala Janani^[15]	I Adore Thee, O Mother Utkala!	Odia	Laxmikanta Mohapatra	Laxmikanta Mohapatra	2020^[16]
Puducherry	Tamil Thai Valthu^[17]	Invocation to Mother Tamil	Tamil	Bharathidasan	L. Krishnan	2007
Tamil Nadu	Tamil Thai Valthu^[18]	Invocation to Mother Tamil	Tamil	Manonmaniam Sundaram Pillai	M. S. Viswanathan	2021^[19]
Uttarakhand	Uttarakhand Devabhumi Matribhumi^[20]^[21]^[22]	Uttarakhand, Land of the Gods, O Motherland!	Hindi, Garhwali and Kumaoni	Hemant Bisht	Narendra Singh Negi	2016
File:Flag of West Bengal.svg West Bengal	Banglar Mati Banglar Jol^[23]^[24]^[25]	The Soil of Bengal, The Water of Bengal	Bengali	Rabindranath Tagore	Rabindranath Tagore	2023

Unofficial, traditional and popular state songs

State or union territory	Song name	Translated name	Language	Lyricist(s)	Composer(s)
Arunachal Pradesh	Arunachal Hamara^[26]^[27]^[28]	Our Arunachal	Hindi	Bhupen Hazarika	Bhupen Hazarika
Sikkim	Jahan Bagcha Teesta Rangeet^[29]^[30]^[31]^[32]	Where Teesta and Rangeet Flow	Nepali	Sanu Lama	Dushyant Lama
Telangana	Jaya Jaya He Telangana^[33]	Victory to Mother Telangana!	Telugu	Ande Sri	Ande Sri
Uttar Pradesh	Uttar Pradesh Sametata Khud ko Itihaas ke Pannon Mein^[34]	Uttar Pradesh Covers Itself in the Pages of History	Hindi

Proposed state anthems

The governments of Goa,^[35] Haryana^[36][37] Kerala,^[38][39][40] Uttar Pradesh^[41] are currently in the process of selecting official state songs.

See also

• Jana Gana Mana, the national anthem of India
• Vande Mataram, the national song of India
• List of regional anthems
• List of Indian state symbols
• List of Indian state flags
• List of Indian state emblems
• List of Indian state mottos
• List of Indian state foundation days
• List of Indian state animals
• List of Indian state birds
• List of Indian state flowers
• List of Indian state trees

References

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2. "Encyclopedia of Indian Literature Volume 1, 1989, pagina 416-418
3. "State Anthem | Assam State Portal". Assam.gov.in. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
4. "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News".
5. "'Arpa Pairi Ke Dhaar' notified official song".
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7. . Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 24 March 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) The Hindu - 11 January 2006
8. "MP: State Song to be Sung Along with National Anthem". Outlook India. 12 October 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
9. Jerry Pinto, Naresh Fernandes (2003). Bombay, Meri Jaan: Writings on Mumbai. Penguin Books. p. 237. ISBN 9780143029663.
10. "Iconic 'Jai Jai Maharashtra Maza' proclaimed new State Song". 31 January 2023.
11. "AMMIK wants 'Sana Leibak Manipur' to be State anthem : 16th apr15 ~ E-Pao! Headlines".
12. "State Anthem - Imphal Times".
13. "Patriots' Day celebrated in Manipur |".
14. "'Sana Leibak Manipur' adopted as State Song by Cabinet". 12 August 2021.
15. Students and teachers of schools in Cuttack district will have to compulsorily sing ‘Bande Utkal Janani’ during daily prayer. "The district administration on Monday issued directions to all schools to include a recital of the State song in the prayer sessions with immediate effect. A committee of senior citizens would be constituted to keep a tab on schools to ensure total adherence to the instructions, Collector Girish S.N. said. Making the announcement during observation of death anniversary of Utkal Gaurab Madhusudan Das, Girish said the objective was to generate Odia pride and love for the language among the younger generation. Mayor Soumendra Ghosh announced that it is mandatory that signboards of all establishments and institutions in the city will have to be in Odia language from April 1. Failing to do so will invite penal action against violators, he warned.]
16. "Odisha Accords State Song Status To 'Bande Utkala Janani'". O TV. 7 June 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
17. Ramakrishnan, Deepa H. (22 March 2012). "Bharathidasan's gift to Tamil and Pondicherry". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
18. Kolappan, B. (14 July 2015). "Veteran musician M.S. Viswanathan passes away". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
19. "DMK Government declares Tamil Thai Vaazhthu the State song". The Hindu. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
20. "हेमन्त बिष्ट ने लिखा उत्तराखण्ड राज्यगीत". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). 20 January 2016.
21. "Song Written By A Govt School Teacher Becomes State Song". Daily Pioneer. 20 January 2016.
22. "Hemant Bisht's Lyrics Is State Song". The Tribune. 7 February 2016.
23. https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/politics/2584930-wb-assembly-passes-resolution-to-observe-bengali-new-year-poila-baisakh-as-bengal-day
24. https://scroll.in/latest/1055604/west-bengal-assembly-passes-resolution-declaring-rabindranath-tagore-composition-as-state-anthem
25. "West Bengal Assembly declares Poila Baishakh as foundation day and Tagore song as state anthem". The Indian Express. 2023-09-07. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
26. "State song needs to mirror unity in diversity!". Arunachal Observer. 22 January 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
27. "The State Song of Arunachal Pradesh : Humara Arunachal Lyrics".
28. "34th Arunachal Statehood Day: Amit Shah to grace occasion | LIVE". 20 February 2020.
29. "Celebration of Sikkimese culture in Chandigarh college". Scstsenvis.nic.in. 2013-11-22. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
30. "Darjeeling Unlimited :: National Anthem of Sikkim".
31. https://www.facebook.com/thevoiceofsikkim/videos/jaha-bagcha-teesta-rangit-will-be-recognized-as-state-song-education-minister-ku/2895946704016931/^{[user-generated source]}
32. "Sanu Lama's 'Himalchuli Mantira', 'Jaha Bagcha Teesta Rangeet' released".
33. "Jaya Jaya He Telangana was not the State song of Telangana". 16 March 2021.
34. "Melodies of Freedom".
35. "This Liberation Day, Goa to get a State anthem in Konkani".
36. "Haryana to launch 'state song' depicting glorious past, rich present". 10 August 2021.
37. "Compositions invited for Haryana's state song".
38. "Anthem of National Service Scheme shortlisted for Kerala Geetham". The Hindu. 13 October 2021.
39. "Kerala to get official song; government sets up panel". 4 July 2018.
40. "Official song for State in the making". The Hindu. 22 June 2018.
41. "Uttar Pradesh may get its official state song soon". 7 August 2021.

External links

• Melodies of Freedom