Quote of the Day by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, the creator of Vande Mataram, the national song of IndiaBankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, author of Anandamath, created India's national song Vande Mataram. His novel inspired the freedom struggle ag...
08 Dec, 2025, 05.04 PM IST
Vande Mataram row explained: What it means, its Anandamath novel link, were some stanzas removed and why it’s political againVande Mataram lyrics, meaning, and its novel origin: Parliament will hold a special discussion on Vande Mataram's 150th anniversary. Prime ...
08 Dec, 2025, 10.28 AM IST
Vande Mataram: How India found its voice through a 19th-century poem that became the national songVande Mataram Song History: Vande Mataram, penned by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in the 1870s, went on to become a powerful anthem of India’s...
08 Dec, 2025, 10.14 AM IST
AAP's Sanjay Singh seeks discussion in RS on Delhi's health emergency, rising crime and demolitionsThe Winter Session of Parliament has begun. Today, the Lok Sabha will discuss the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram. Prime Minister Narend...
08 Dec, 2025, 09.16 AM IST
Parliament to hold special discussion on 150 years of Vande Mataram today; PM Modi to address Lok SabhaThe Lok Sabha will hold a special discussion on December 8 to mark 150 years of Vande Mataram, with members expected to highlight lesser-kn...
08 Dec, 2025, 07.32 AM IST
Dharmendra Pradhan calls for making collective singing of 'Vande Mataram' in all classrooms a traditionIn a spirited address, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan called for students and teachers alike to join together in singing 'Vand...
10 Nov, 2025, 06.54 PM IST
Indian missions worldwide mark 150 years of Vande Mataram with mass recitations, cultural eventsIndian diplomatic missions worldwide commemorated the 150th anniversary of the national song 'Vande Mataram' with mass renditions and cultu...
08 Nov, 2025, 03.32 PM IST
Vande Mataram: BJP workers protest outside Abu Azmi's houseBJP workers protested outside Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Asim Azmi's Mumbai residence after he refused to participate in a mass recital of 'Va...
07 Nov, 2025, 03.14 PM IST
150 years of 'Vande Mataram': PM Modi releases commemorative stamp, coin150 years of Vande Mataram: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a year-long commemoration of 'Vande Mataram' on Friday, marking 150 years...
07 Nov, 2025, 12.45 PM IST
'Vande Mataram' song heralded freedom movement, kept India united post-independence: Amit ShahCelebrating the 150th anniversary of India’s national song ‘Vande Mataram’, Union Home Minister Amit Shah stated that the song inspired Ind...
07 Nov, 2025, 11.42 AM IST
Congress deliberately removed Maa Durga stanzas from Vande Mataram: BJP's CR KesavanBJP spokesperson CR Kesavan on Friday accused the Congress party of deliberately altering the national song Vande Mataram, claiming that st...
07 Nov, 2025, 11.41 AM IST
PM Modi to inaugurate year-long commemoration of 150 years of 'Vande Mataram' on FridayPrime Minister Narendra Modi will launch a year-long celebration of 'Vande Mataram' on Friday. The event marks 150 years since the song's c...
06 Nov, 2025, 03.27 PM IST
'RRR' writer K V Vijayendra Prasad to write film based on Bankim Chandra's novel 'Anandamath'The film also marks the 150th year of 'Vande Matram' which was composed for the novel.
08 Apr, 2022, 01.41 PM IST
Vande Mataram: A song in search of a nationIn its over 140-yrs history, the song has remained widely popular and has generated controversies. Here is a sample of all that has happene...
15 Aug, 2017, 07.22 AM IST
View: Nobody should be forced to sing Vande MataramThe Madras High Court has decreed that the singing of Vande Mataram should be made compulsory in schools, colleges and both government and ...
30 Jul, 2017, 11.36 AM IST
On the eve of Independence, here are 5 books every Indian must readIndia's struggle for independence was an uprise against a tyrannical rule that lasted for almost 200 years. Here are books that best captur...
15 Aug, 2016, 12.08 PM IST
Poke Me: Enter, the Hindu Socialist (Readers react)'Relatively speaking, Narendra Modi is neither that much of an out-and-out ‘Hindu’, nor a Vande Mataram variety ‘socialist’.'
13 Feb, 2016, 06.23 AM IST