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Remembering Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, the man who gave us Vande Mataram

By Vidhika D'Souza Last updated Mar 11, 2019

Vande Mataram has been India's national song since 1937. Sung by generations of Indians to evoke the motherland, the song was written by Bengali writer Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay.

Vande Mataram has been India’s national song since 1937. Sung by generations of Indians to evoke the motherland, the song was written by Bengali writer Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay.

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Here’s paying him a tribute on his 180th Birth Anniversary.

Bankim’s lyrics were written in 1882 when nationalism itself was at a very nascent stage of development. He raised nationalism to the level of religion by identifying the Motherland with the Mother-Goddess.

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