Vande Mataram was shortened to its first two stanzas to promote national unity and address communal sensitivities. The full version remains preserved in literature, while the adopted version continues ...

The controversy over Vande Mataram made Nehru and Subhas Chandra Bose — both members of the CWC — turn in 1937 to the only ...

National songs or anthems are often imposed from above, in which case they tend to exclude the diversity of the masses they ...

V ande Mataram, India’s iconic national song, completed 150 years this month. As the nation marks its 150th year, Vande Mataram continues to hold a timeless place in India’s cultural and historical ...

At a meeting in Lucknow on 15 October 1937, Muhammad Ali Jinnah denounced the song, arguing it contained references to Hindu goddesses like Durga and Lakshmi and was therefore incompatible with Muslim ...

After Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address in Parliament on Monday, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched a strong attack against the Congress in Parliament, alleging "fragmentation" of Vande ...

Parliament will begin a special discussion in the Lok Sabha on Monday to commemorate 150 years of Vande Mataram, a song that remains one of the most debated symbols of India’s freedom struggle.Prime ...