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NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said the full version of “Vande Mataram” will be sung across the country as part of its 150-year celebrations, calling it a timeless call to national unity and cultural awakening.

Penning his views on his website, Shah said “Vande Mataram” is a song of freedom, the spirit of unyielding resolve and the first mantra of Bharat’s awakening.

Calling it a prayer and a prophecy, he said and added that it was poet Bankim Chandra’s first proclamation of Cultural Nationalism.

“To mark 150 years of this immortal hymn, the Government of India has decided to organise nationwide programs for a year starting November 7. Through these celebrations, the full version of ‘Vande Mataram’ will resonate across the nation once again, inspiri

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