Akashvani will broadcast the full version of the National Song Vande Mataram from tomorrow to open its morning broadcast. It has been a tradition for Akashvani stations to open their morning broadcast with their iconic signature tune, followed by the two-stanza version of Vande Mataram, since Independence. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said that in view of the Ministry of Home Affairs’ recent guideline on the National Song containing six stanzas, all stations of Akashvani will start broadcasting the full version of the National Song from tomorrow. The full version has a duration of 3 minutes 10 seconds. The initial version to be broadcast is sung by the renowned Hindi Classical Vocalist Pt Chandrashekhar Vaze in Raag Des.

The Ministry added that the full 6-Stanza Vande Mataram is being recorded in regional versions to showcase musical diversity. These versions will be adopted by Akashvani stations located in respective states.