Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah says ‘Vande Mataram’ is the song of freedom, the spirit of unyielding resolve and the first mantra of Bharat’s awakening

Key Points

1. Vande Mataram was composed by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay in 1875.
2. The song is considered the first proclamation of Cultural Nationalism.
3. Mahatma Gandhi acknowledged Vande Mataram's power to stir emotions.
4. The British banned public recitations of Vande Mataram during the partition of Bengal in 1905.
5. The Government of India is organizing nationwide programs starting November 7 to mark 150 years of Vande Mataram.
6. Vande Mataram inspired revolutionaries in the Ghadar Party, Azad Hind Fauj, and the Royal Indian Navy mutiny.
7. Prime Minister Narendra Modi Ji reminded the nation of Vande Mataram’s legacy in his Mann Ki Baat address on October 26.
8. The song is seen as inspiring the vision of a Viksit Bharat 2047.