Prime Minister Narendra Modi initiated a discussion in the Lok Sabha on Monday (December 8) to commemorate 150 years of the National Song, Vande Mataram.

“Vande Mataram is not merely a mantra for political freedom. It was not just about making the British leave. It was more than that. The freedom struggle was a struggle to free our motherland,” he said.

About Vande Mataram

Vande Mataram (Mother, I bow to thee) was composed in sanskritised Bengali by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay in 1875, and was first published in 1882 as part of his novel, Anandmath. Chatterjee had been inspired by freedom movements such as the 18th-century Sannyasi Rebellion and the 1857 revolt.

The song became popular during the freedom struggle and was adopted by the Indian National Congress in 1905 to rouse nat

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