Vande Mataram is known as the national song of the Republic of India ,but did you know that it was originally a poem written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in the 1870s? Yes, "Vande Mātaram" is a poem ...

Long before India became independent, a song echoed through its streets, schools, and secret gatherings, a song that made people stand taller and hearts beat faster. That song is Vande Mataram.

The Union Home Ministry on Wednesday mandated the singing of Vande Mataram before the national anthem, Jana Gana Mana, at all government events and in schools. All six stanzas of the song, including ...