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{{Short description|Oath of allegiance to India}}The '''National Pledge''' is an [[oath of allegiance]] to the [[Republic of India]]. It is commonly recited by Indians in unison at public events, especially in schools, and during the [[Independence Day (India)|Independence Day]] and [[Republic Day (India)|Republic Day]] celebrations. It is commonly found printed in the opening pages of school textbooks and calendars. It is recited in the morning assembly of most Indian schools. However, the pledge is not part of the [[Constitution of India|Indian Constitution]]{{cn|date=January 2021}}.

The pledge was originally composed in [[Telugu language]] by writer [[Pydimarri Venkata Subba Rao]] in 1962. It was first read out in a school in [[Visakhapatnam]] in 1963 and was subsequently translated into various regional languages.<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/visakhapatnam-remembers-pledge-composer/articleshow/16390278.cms |title=Visakhapatnam remembers 'pledge' composer |newspaper=[[Times of India]] |date=September 14, 2012 |access-date=August 7, 2021 }}</ref>

==Origin==
The Indian National Pledge was composed by [[Pydimarri Venkata Subba Rao]]. Subbarao, a noted author in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and a bureaucrat, composed the pledge while serving as the District Treasury Officer of [[Visakhapatnam District]] in 1962. He presented it to the senior Congress leader [[Tenneti Viswanadham|Tenneti Viswanadam]] who forwarded it to the then Education Minister [[Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju|P.V.G. Raju]]. Subba Rao was born in [[Anneparthy|Anneparti]], [[Nalgonda District]], [[Telangana]]. He was an expert in [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Sanskrit]], [[Hindi]], [[Indian English|English]] and [[Arabic]] languages. He worked as Treasury officer in the state of [[Hyderabad]]. After the formation of [[Andhra Pradesh|AP]], He worked in [[Khammam]], [[Nizamabad, Telangana|Nizamabad]], [[Nellore]], [[Visakhapatnam]] and [[Nalgonda]] Districts.<ref name="thehindu">{{cite news|title=The 'Pledge', now 50, is the pride of Telugus!|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/article3896153.ece?homepage=true|newspaper=The Hindu|date=September 14, 2012}}</ref> The pledge was introduced in many schools in 1963.<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes" />{{full citation needed|date=April 2018}}

The Indian National Pledge is commonly recited by [[Indian people|Indians]] at public events, during daily assemblies in many Indian schools, and during the [[Independence Day (India)|Independence Day]] and [[Republic Day (India)|Republic Day]] commemoration ceremonies. Unlike the [[National anthem of India|National Anthem]] or the [[National song of India|National Song]], whose authors are well known in [[India]], P.V. Subba Rao, the author of the pledge remains largely a little-known figure, his name being mentioned neither in the books nor in any documents. Records with the [[Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)|Human Resources Development Ministry]] of the [[Government of India]] however record Subbarao as the author of the pledge. Subba Rao himself is thought to have been unaware of its status as the National Pledge with a position on par with the National Anthem and the National Song. Apparently, he came to know about this when his granddaughter was reading the pledge from her textbook.<ref name="thehindu" /><ref name=sing>{{cite web |url=http://www.comeindiasing.com/the-national-pledge/ |title=The National Pledge |website=Come India Sing |access-date=August 7, 2021 }}</ref>

===English translation===
{{poem quote|
India is my country and all Indians are my brothers and sisters.
I love my country and I am proud of its rich and varied heritage.
I shall always strive to be worthy of it.
I shall give respect to my parents, teachers and all elders and treat everyone with courtesy.
To my country and my people, I pledge my devotion. In their well-being and prosperity alone lies my happiness.<ref name=sing/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indif.com/india/national_symbols/national_pledge.asp |title=National Pledge of India |website=Indif |access-date=August 7, 2021 }}</ref>}}

==Usage==
The National Pledge has been required to be recited in schools daily since [[Republic Day (India)|Republic Day]], January 26, 1965,<ref name=sing/> and is also spoken during school assemblies, on [[Independence Day (India)|Independence Day]], Republic Day, and at other traditional or lawful ceremonies.

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