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Bankim Chandra Chatterjee — the visionary mind behind “Vande Mataram.” His epic Anandamath, set during the Sanyasi Rebellion, gave India a cry that became the soul of freedom. First sung by ...

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Vande Mataram was penned by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in Sanskrit and Bengali. It appeared first in his 1882 novel Anandamath and comprises six verses.

Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Celebrating 150 years of India’s national song Vande Mataram, noted historian Zafar Ansari from Indore will soon present a set of rare historic ‘Vande Mataram’ buttons to ...

India celebrates the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram, the national song written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, which became a powerful mantra of the freedom struggle.

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