President Droupadi Murmu Pays Homage to National Song “Vande Mataram” on 150th Anniversary

President Droupadi Murmu paid homage to the National Song Vande Mataram on the occasion of commemorating its 150th anniversary today. In a social media post, President Murmu said that Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay composed the immortal song "Vande Mataram" in the nineteenth century against the backdrop of the Sannyasi Rebellion, which became a source of inspiration against the British Raj during the 1905 Swadeshi Movement.   The President added that since then, this song of reverence to Mo...