‘Vande Mataram’the national song of India was written by Mr. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay on 7th November, 1875. This song was published in a Bengali fiction novel ‘Anandmath’. Read this article to know important facts about the National Song of India.
‘Vande Mataram’ the National Song of India was written by Mr. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay to praise the "Mother India". The National Song of India is the most disputed song in the Indian political arena.
People of a particular religion don’t sing this national song because this is written in the worship of an individual i.e. Mother India. These people argue that the worship of statues is prohibited in their religion. So they don’t sing it.
Vande Mataram' Meaning:
The title 'Vande Mataram or Bande Mataram' means "I praise thee, Mother" or "I praise to thee, Mother".
The term "mataram (माताराम)" in the first line means the motherland of India or the Bangamata (Mother Bengal) and Bharat Mata (Mother India).
Facts at a Glance:
1. Vande Matram is the national song of India, which was composed by the Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, originally in Sanskrit & Bengali.
2. He wrote Vande Mataram at Chinsurah, near the river Hooghly (near Mallik Ghat).
3. It is assumed that the concept of Vande Mataram clicked to Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay when he was serving as a government official (a District Collector), around 1876.
4. Jadunath Bhattacharya was asked to set a tune for this poem just after it was written
5. It was adopted on January 24, 1950, by providing it equal status with national anthem Jana Gana Mana.
6. It is taken from the novel Anand Math published in 1882.
7. It was sung for the first time at the congress session at Calcutta in 1896.
8. It is formed for the proclamation of Mother Land. It played a vital role in the Indian independence movement.
9. The original Vande Mataram comprises of 6 stanzas.
10. It was translated in prose by Shri Aurobindo in Karmayogin on 20 November 1909.
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