National Song: Vande Mataram
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Written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, Vande Mataram inspired generations of freedom fighters. It has equal status with Jana-gana-mana.
Adopted: 24 January 1950
- It appears in the novel Anandamath (1882). Rabindranath Tagore sang it at the 1896 session of the Indian National Congress.
- 150 years of Vande Mataram were marked by a year-long national commemoration from 7 November 2025.