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NATION | 150 Years of Vande Mataram

Commemorating 150 Years of Vande Mataram

Vande Mataram...
Vande Mataram...

The Song of Freedom Fighters

Vande Mataram - “Maa, I bow to You” - these words are a mantra, an energy,
and a solemn resolve. It fills our present with self-confidence and instills
renewed courage for the future, believing that there is no resolve or goal that
we Indians cannot achieve. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the
year-long commemoration of the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram, a
symbol of resistance and patriotism, in New Delhi on November 7th...

he 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram, will celebrate the festival in four phases.
the enduring legacy of unity, resistance, Inaugurating the year-long commemoration,
and national pride, will be celebrated until Prime Minister Narendra Modi underscored
TNovember 7th, 2026. Several activities to the message that while the idea of a nation as a
commemorate the significance of this song are ‘Maa’ may seem surprising to those who view the
being organized across the country, since Novem- nation solely as a geopolitical entity, India is dif-
ber 7th, 2025. Along with the main event, the full ferent. In India, a ‘Maa’ is the one who gives birth,
version of “Vande Mataram” was sung en masse at nurtures, and rises above all adversity when her
public places nationwide. These celebrations seek child is in need. Maa Bharati possesses immense
to reinvigorate the spirit of Vande Mataram for power, guiding us in adversity and destroying our
today’s India, and to connect the nation’s glorious enemies. The notion of the nation as a mother,
past with its aspirations for a united, self-reliant, and of the mother as a divine embodiment of
and culturally rich future. The Government of India Shakti, inspired a freedom movement that sought

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