Indore: A room in Zafar Ansari’s humble home in Indore is a gateway to the past, housing prized possessions that trace India’s journey to independence, including those associated with ‘Vande Mataram’, the national song, which completed 150 years last week.

Ansari (53) has collected rare items related to the national song, including gramophone records and historic buttons with ‘Vande Mataram’ engraved on them, which he has sent to President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the 150th anniversary of the patriotic hymn.

Talking to PTI, Ansari said that he has collected numerous items of national importance related to the legacy of ‘Vande Mataram’ from various places over the last 30 years.

These rare finds include 20 gramophone records of Vande Mataram in various langua

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