Tamil Thai Valthu (; ) is the state anthem of
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil language ...
. The song was written by
Manonmaniam Sundaram Pillai
Manonmaniyam P. Sundaranar (4 April 1855 – 26 April 1897) was an Indian scholar, noted for the famous Tamil drama '' Manonmaniyam''. as well as the state song of Tamil Nadu Tamil Thai Valthu.
Career
Sundaram showed his respect for Harvey, ...
, and composed by
M. S. Viswanathan. Ever since the Tamil Nadu government under
M. Karunanidhi issued an order on 23 November 1970, the official functions of the Government of Tamil Nadu, and those functions organised by educational institutions and public establishments, have started with this song, and ended with the
Indian National Anthem. The song is sung daily in schools all over Tamil Nadu during the assembly in the morning.
On 17 December, 2021, the Tamil Nadu government under chief minister
M.K.Stalin, formally declared the song as the official state song, stating that it would be sung at all public events in educational institutes and government offices. Except for disabled people, everybody will have to stand when it is played or being sung.
Lyrics and its translations
Original version
See also
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Flag of Tamil Nadu At present there is no official flag for the state of Tamil Nadu in India. A flag was proposed for the state in 1970 but was not formally adopted at that time.
1970 flag proposal
The Government of Tamil Nadu proposed a design for a state flag in ...
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Tamil Thai
Tamil Thai () refers to the allegorical and sometimes anthropomorphic personification of the Tamil language as a mother. This allegory of the Tamil language in the persona of a mother was established during the Tamil renaissance movement of the ...
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Tamil Thai Valthu (Puducherry)
Tamil Thai Valthu ( ta, தமிழ்த்தாய் வாழ்த்து; "Prayer to Mother Tamil"), also known by the song's incipit, is the state song of the Indian union territory of Puducherry. It was written by famous poet Bha ...
* Tamil Thai Valthu (Malaysia)
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Jana Gana Mana
"" (Sanskrit: जन गण मन) is the national anthem of the Republic of India. It was originally composed as '' Bharoto Bhagyo Bidhata'' in Bengali by polymath Rabindranath Tagore. The first stanza of the song ''Bharoto Bhagyo Bidhata' ...
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Vande Mataram
''Vande Mataram'' (Sanskrit: वन्दे मातरम् IAST: , also spelt ''Bande Mataram''; বন্দে মাতরম্, ''Bônde Mātôrôm''; ) is a poem written in sanskritised Bengali by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in th ...
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List of Indian state songs
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 songs for the use at state functions and ceremonies. In other states, songs have been proposed or are in popular, ...
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Tamil Thai Valthu
{{DEFAULTSORT:Invocation To Mother Tamil
Indian state songs
Government of Tamil Nadu