Ankur Nikam
This timeless anthem is a enduring legacy of unity, patriotism and the spirit of Indian Freedom struggle.
Bakim Chandra Chatarjee first composed the poem in highly 'Sanskritized Bengali' and published in literally journal 'Bangdarshan' on November 7, 1875.
The Song was an expression of profound reverence, invoking the motherland as the embodiment of strength, prosperity and divinity, a poetic awakening of national identity.
Rabindranath Tagore sang it for first time on a major public platform in 1896 session of Indian National Congress at Culcutta.
The song gained massive political momentum during the partition of Bengal (1905) and the subsequent swadeshi movement.
Slogan became Mantra for revolutionaries like Madan Lal Dhingra and Madam Bhikaji Cama, who unfurled Indian flag with Vande Mataram written across it.
On January 24, 1950 the Constituent Assembly of India, adopted the first two stanzas of Vande Mataram as the National Song of India.
The 150th anniversary celebrates a song that remains a profound expression of national pride, unity and devotion to the Motherland.