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Standing up for the Vande Mataram like you do for the national anthem, may soon be a requirement

India's Home Ministry is considering new rules that would require people to stand for the national song, Vande Mataram, ...

The story behind India’s national song 'Vande Mataram'

Written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in the 1870s, Vande Mataram evolved from a literary poem into a powerful symbol of India ...

Major update on 'Vande Mataram': Will National song also have same protocol as the national anthem? Modi government plans to...

'Vande Mataram' was written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay in the 1870s. The song became a slogan during the Swadeshi ...
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Stand Up For Vande Matram? Centre Mulls Protocol To Accord Same Respect As National Anthem

The Modi government is considering drafting a formal protocol to ensure that the national song Vande Mataram is accorded the ...

The national anthem before our national anthem was adopted

The British struggled to give India a universally acceptable national anthem, given the country’s rich diversity of language, ...

National Song

The song became a slogan during the Swadeshi Movement of 1905-08 and became deeply associated with the freedom struggle. Victor Dasgupta November 10, 2025 1:50 PM IST Bose will be leading the 'Vande ...

‘Vande Mataram and Jana Gana Mana are two different ideas of India’: Carnatic classical vocalist TM Krishna on decoding India’s national symbols in his new book

Decoding a Nation’s Symbols (Westland), TM Krishna explains how India’s national symbols are metaphors for a nation’s ...
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Centre mulls applying national anthem rules to ‘Vande Mataram’; no decision yet: Reports

India's Ministry of Home Affairs is considering applying national anthem rules to Vande Mataram. Learn about the potential ...