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Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami attends 'Vande Mataram' event in Dehrad
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Addressing the gathering on Monday, CM Dhami highlighted the song's enduring patriotic significance, saying, "I am very pleased to find myself among you all... This is a special occasion because Vande Mataram completed 150 years this year... When Bankim Chandra Chatterjee composed this so
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PM Modi and his 'brigade' didn't read key books on national song, says Con
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Thursday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) over the ongoing debate on 'Vande Mataram' in the Lok Sabha, stating that PM Modi and his clan hasn't even read two of the most famous books written on the true spirit of
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TMC MPs protest against centre with photos of Rabindranath Tagore, Bankim
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
This comes after senior TMC MP Sugata Roy on Monday raised an objection to Prime Minister Narendra Modi referring to 'Vande Mataram' composer Bankim Chandra Chatterjee as 'Bankim Da' instead of 'Bankim Babu'.
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PM Modi highlights role of Vande Mataram in freedom struggle; BJP, opposit
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The discussion on 150 years of National Song Vande Mataram in Lok Sabha on Monday saw leaders from various political parties highlighting the role played by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's composition in the freedom struggle with BJP and opposition members also taking potshots at each other.<
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SP MP Dimple Yadav flags unemployment, economic concerns amid Parliament d
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Speaking to the press outside Parliament, Yadav said the context in which Vande Mataram is being invoked today differs significantly from the era of the freedom struggle it once fuelled. "Today, the circumstances are very different. Today, there is a lot of unemployment in the country. Ou
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"What Modi Ji has done is good": Great-grandson of Bankim Chandra Chatterj
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
On the celebration of the 150th anniversary of 'Vande Mataram' by the central government, Sajal Chattopadhyay, great-grandson of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that this should have happened a long time ago.
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"BJP wants to own everything," says Akhilesh Yadav during Vande Mataram de
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Yadav said the song's legacy was far greater than the political narratives being pushed today, asserting that Vande Mataram belonged to the freedom struggle and to the people of India, not to any political party. "The people in the ruling party today want to claim everything as their own,
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Lok Sabha to hold special discussion on 'Vande Mataram' as political spar
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
From 1905 to 1947, many who fought for freedom raised 'Vande Mataram' as a political slogan against the British, inspiring a sense of patriotism. In other words, the slogan became a political war cry, especially among nationalists, after the death of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee.
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Bolivia: MoS Pabitra Margherita launches 150 years celebration of Vande Ma
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Union Minister of State for External Affairs, Pabitra Margherita, on Saturday launched the celebrations of the 150 years of national song Vande Mataram at the Embassy of India in Bolivia.
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Vande Mataram row: PM Modi says "significant verses" removed in 1937, Khar
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Amid the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the National Song 'Vande Mataram', a war of words broke out between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress after Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday alleged that the removal of "significant verses" from the national song 'Va
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RSS, BJP never sung Vande Mataram in their offices, avoided it despite uni
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
"It is deeply ironic that those who today claim to be the self-proclaimed guardians of nationalism - the RSS and the BJP, have never sung Vande Mataram or our National Anthem Jana Gana Mana in their shakhas or offices. Instead, they continue to sing Namaste Sada Vatsale, a song glorifying
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'Devi Chowdhurani' teaser: Prosenjit Chatterjee, Srabanti Chatterjee star
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Actor Prosenjit Chatterjee is all set to lead Bengal's rebel saga, 'Devi Chowdhurani' as Bhavani Pathak. The makers of Subhrajit Mitra's directorial film unveiled the teaser today, giving an insight into the timeless tale of courage, justice, and rebellion against oppression.
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