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Yes — a soft modification and compromise were made before adoption in 1950:
* The original fifth stanza of Tagore’s song had explicitly religious and Brahmanical imagery referring to the “charioteer” (likely Krishna) guiding humanity — this stanza was dropped entirely when choosing the anthem.
* The official anthem uses only the first stanza (about 52 seconds long), which is least theistic and geographically inclusive, naming regions and peoples instead of invoking deities.

That truncation — choosing only the first stanza — was partly due to concerns of inclusivity, and Muslim opposition played a role in that decision.