Tamil Thai Valthu (; ) is the state anthem of
Tamil Nadu. The song was written by
Manonmaniam Sundaram Pillai, and composed by
M. S. Viswanathan
Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan (24 June 1928 – 14 July 2015), also known as M.S.V., was an Indian music director, singer and actor who predominantly worked in Tamil film industry. He was popularly known as ''Mellisai Mannar''. He compose ...
. Ever since the Tamil Nadu government under
M. Karunanidhi
Muthuvel Karunanidhi (3 June 1924 – 7 August 2018) was an Indian writer and politician who served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for almost two decades over five terms between 1969 and 2011. He was popularly referred to as Kalaignar (Art ...
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
"" (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 Bidhat ...
. 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
Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin ( , born 1 March 1953), often referred to by his initials MKS, is an Indian Tamils, Tamil Politics of Tamil Nadu, politician serving as the M. K. Stalin ministry, 8th and current List of chief ministers of Tamil Nad ...
, 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 Bhara ...
* Tamil Thai Valthu (Malaysia)
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Jana Gana Mana
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Vande Mataram
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List of Indian state songs
References
Notes
External links
Tamil Thai Valthu
{{DEFAULTSORT:Invocation To Mother Tamil
Indian state songs
Government of Tamil Nadu