Published on : 06 Nov 2025, 1:41 pm

Barpeta: In a celebratory moment, MP Bhubaneswar Kalita held a press conference at the BJP office in the district to mark 150 years of the patriotic song Vande Mataram . The event was organised to celebrate the song that once echoed as the heartbeat of India's struggle for independence.

Addressing the media, the MP stated, “Vande Mataram, written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay in 1875, is a lyrical Sanskrit-Bengali blend that is full of praise for the virtues and glories of the motherland.”

Further he talks about the song attaining popularity after its inclusion in Chattopadhyaya's novel Anandamath in 1882. Afterwards, the song was adopted as a rallying cry during the Swadeshi movement and against the partition of Bengal in 1905. He said, “It

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