\u2018Vande Mataram\u2019, the national song of India, continues to symbolise the emotional consciousness and unity of the country\u2019s people, President Droupadi Murmu said on Friday.<\/p>\n
On the occasion of the song\u2019s 150th anniversary, \u201clet all of us countrymen take this firm resolve that we will keep Mother India endowed with \u2018Sujala\u2019 (good water), \u2018sufala\u2019 (good or fine fruit) and \u2018sukhda\u2019 (bestowed with happiness), in accordance with the spirit of this song. Vande Mataram,\u201d Murmu said in a post on X in Hindi.<\/p>\n
The president also recounted how, in the nineteenth century, Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay composed Vande Mataram against the backdrop of the Sannyasi rebellion against British rule, which, since the 1905 Swadeshi movement, has become a source of inspiration.<\/p>\n
\u201cSince then, this song of reverence to Mother India has remained a proclamation of the emotional consciousness and unity of our countrymen, and it will continue to be so,\u201d the president said, adding that after independence, the country reverently adopted it as the national song. November 7, this year, marks the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram, which translates to \u201cMother, I bow to thee.\u201d This composition, an enduring anthem, has inspired countless generations of freedom fighters and nation builders, standing as a lasting emblem of India\u2019s national identity and collective spirit, according to an official statement.<\/p>\n
Vande Mataram was first published in the literary journal Bangadarshan on November 7, 1875, and was set to music by Rabindranath Tagore. (Agencies)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u2018Vande Mataram\u2019, the national song of India, continues to symbolise the emotional consciousness and unity of the country\u2019s people, President Droupadi Murmu said on Friday. On the occasion of the song\u2019s 150th anniversary, \u201clet all of us countrymen take this firm resolve that we will keep Mother India endowed with \u2018Sujala\u2019 (good water), \u2018sufala\u2019 (good […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5262,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5263","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national"},"yoast_head":"\n