Written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in the 1870s, Vande Mataram evolved from a literary poem into a powerful symbol of India ...

Vande Mataram', celebrating its 150-year legacy, will be the focus of the Republic Day parade. The culture ministry's tableau will feature its composition by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee and its historic ...

Vande Mataram, written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in 1875 in Sanskritised Bengali, was later included in his celebrated ...

On 7 November, the lyric that has lodged itself in the political and emotional memory of modern India – Vande Mataram – completed 150 years since its composition. What b e gan as a spontaneous, ...

Vande Mataram does not enjoy explicit constitutional and statutory protection like the national anthem Jana Mana Gana. To lift its status, the government is examining if the national song too can be ...

"Vande Mataram", the national song tugging at the heartstrings of many an Indian, has stirred heated debates every few years over its "secular" or "anti-Islamic" nature and the role it played in India ...

Bengali litterateur Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay composed Vande Mataram in the 1870s as a poem, and it remains a prominent cultural and patriotic symbol in India.

A major highlight of the parade will be the veterans’ Tableau by the Indian Air Force. It will provide a glimpse of veterans’ ...

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