With reference to Madanapalle of Andhra Pradesh, which one of the following statements is correct?
Explanation
Option C is correct: In February 1919, Rabindranath Tagore visited the Besant Theosophical College at Madanapalle (Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh). It was here that Tagore translated his Bengali composition *Jana Gana Mana* into English, titled ’The Morning Song of India’.
– During this stay, Margaret Cousins (an expert in Western music and wife of college principal James Cousins) helped Tagore set down the formal musical notations for the song, establishing the definitive tune sung today.
– Option A is incorrect: Pingali Venkayya presented his design of the national flag to Mahatma Gandhi during the AICC session in Vijayawada (1921).
– Option D is incorrect: The Theosophical Society set up its international headquarters at Adyar, Madras (Chennai) in 1882, not Madanapalle.
Therefore, the correct statement is Option C.