Embassy of India
Rome
Advisory on recording of “Rashtra Gaan”
As part of celebrations to mark 75 years of India’s Independence “India@75 – Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav”, Government of India has launched a web portal https://rashtragaan.in. The link can be also found on the Mission’s website www.indianembassyrome.gov.in
Indian citizens and Friends of India in Italy are requested to record and upload their own videos on this web portal singing the National Anthem of India. It would be preferred if the videos of the National Anthem are recorded in front of or against the backdrop of important monuments, cultural or heritage sites of Italy.
The following steps need to be followed for singing and uploading the video:
(i) Open https://rashtragaan.in or go to the Mission’s website and click the link for “Contribute your rendering to the National Anthem”
(ii) Click on “Proceed” or on the right click at bottom right ? (in case of mobile devices).
(iii) Enter your name in the box below the headline “Please enter your name here” and select the correct option in “Your Age Group”, Enter the Country name from where the video is being recorded/uploaded. Then click on “Let’s Sing” or on the right click at bottom right ? (in case of mobile devices)
(iv) Align your face to the screen (At this stage the portal may ask for permission to record audio and video from the device being used).
(v) Once the face is aligned, Press on “Record” - The national anthem music will start playing after a countdown from 3 and the text of the National Anthem (in Hindi) will be visible for use of those recording a video.
(vi) Once the video has been recorded, there will be an option to listen to the recording before uploading or Restart (this will initiate the process on the portal ab-initio). If the individual is satisfied with the playback of the recording, Press Upload to enable the portal to save the video.
Person uploading the National Anthem on the above mentioned portal will be automatically issued a Certificate. It is requested that after downloading the Certificate, the same may also kindly be sent by email to cultural.rome@mea.gov.in.
5th August 2021
