150 Years of Vande Mataram: India Celebrates with a Year

The event marks “150 years” of this timeless song that inspires courage, unity and devotion.

150 Years of Vande Mataram: India Celebrates with a Year-Long Tribute

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the year-long commemoration of India’s national song, “Vande Mataram”, at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi. The event marks “150 years” of this timeless song that inspires courage, unity and devotion.

“Vande Mataram” was composed by “Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in 1875”. It was first published in his literary magazine “Bangadarshan” and later featured in his iconic novel “Anandamath” in 1882.

This song’s first public rendition by “Rabindranath Tagore” in 1896 at Calcutta made it a symbol of India’s awakening spirit. It was written on the auspicious day of “Akshaya Navami”