National Pledge

The National Pledge is a pledge of allegiance to the Indian Republic. It is frequently recited in unison by Indians at public gatherings, particularly in schools, as well as during Independence Day and Republic Day celebrations. It’s frequently seen on the first pages of school textbooks and calendars. Most Indian schools chant it in the morning assembly. The vow, however, is not included in the Indian Constitution.

Pydimarri Venkata Subba Rao, a Telugu writer, wrote the promise in 1962. It was originally read in a school in Visakhapatnam in 1963, and it was thereafter translated into a number of regional languages.

Origin

Pydimarri Venkata Subba Rao wrote the Indian National Pledge. While serving as the District Treasury Officer of Visakhapatnam District in 1962, Subbarao, a prominent Telugu author and administrator, composed the vow. He gave it to Tenneti Viswanadham, a senior Congresswoman, who conveyed it to P.V.G. Raju, the then-Education Minister. Subba Rao was born in Anneparti, Telangana’s Nalgonda District. He spoke Telugu, Sanskrit, Hindi, English, and Arabic fluently. In the state of Hyderabad, he served as a Treasury Officer. He worked in the districts of Khammam, Nizamabad, Nellore, Visakhapatnam, and Nalgonda after the establishment of AP. In 1963, the promise was made mandatory in several schools.

Indians often repeat the Indian National Pledge at public occasions, including daily assemblies in many Indian schools, and during remembrance rituals for Independence Day and Republic Day. Unlike the authors of the National Anthem and the National Song, who are well-known in India, P.V. Subba Rao, the author of the vow, is practically unknown, his name appearing nowhere in books or records. Subbarao is listed as the author of the vow in the Human Resources Development Ministry of the Government of India’s records. Subba Rao is said to have been unaware of the pledge’s standing as the National Pledge, ranking alongside the National Anthem and the National Song.

He learned about it, according to reports, while his granddaughter was reading the vow from her textbook.

General Pledge

India is my homeland. My brothers and sisters are all Indians. I adore my nation and am proud of its diverse cultural heritage. I will attempt to be deserving of it. I will treat my parents, teachers, and other elders with respect and civility. I vow my allegiance to my country and all of my people. My pleasure is solely dependent on their well-being and prosperity.

Pledge of National Integration

I solemnly swear to strive tirelessly to protect and strengthen the nation’s freedom and integrity. I further declare that I will never use violence and that all conflicts and disputes over religion, language, area, or other political or economic complaints should be resolved by peaceful and legal ways. My pleasure is solely dependent on their well-being and prosperity.

The Indian Constitution’s Preamble

We, the People of India, have solemnly committed to transform India into a Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic and to ensure the following to all of its citizens:

• Social, economic, and political justice;

• Thought, expression, belief, faith, and worship are all protected under the Constitution.

• Equality of status and opportunity, as well as the promotion of all of them.

• Fraternity ensures the individual’s dignity as well as the nation’s unity and integrity.

Usage

Since Republic Day, January 26, 1965, the National Pledge has been required to be said in schools every day, and it is also pronounced during school assemblies, Independence Day, Republic Day, and other traditional or lawful celebrations.

Conclusion

The National Pledge is a pledge of allegiance to the Indian Republic. It is frequently recited in unison by Indians at public gatherings, particularly in schools, as well as during Independence Day and Republic Day celebrations. It is frequently printed in the first few pages of school textbooks.

All Indians are my brothers and sisters, and India is my nation.

I adore my nation and am proud of its diverse cultural heritage.

I will endeavour to be worthy of it at all times.

I will respect my parents, teachers, and all seniors, and I will treat everyone with decency.

I pledge my allegiance to my country and people. My pleasure is solely dependent on their well-being and prosperity.