PM Modi Inaugurates Year-Long Commemoration Of 150 Years Of Vande Mataram

Last Updated:November 07, 2025, 10:06 IST

PM Modi today inaugurated the year-long nationwide commemoration of Vande Mataram’s 150th anniversary, also unveiling a commemorative stamp and coin.

PM Narendra Modi at the Vande Mataram event in New Delhi (Video screengrab)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the year-long commemoration of the National Song, ‘Vande Mataram’, at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi. At the event, he also released a commemorative stamp and coin.

The programme marked the formal launch of the year-long nationwide commemoration, from November 7, 2025 to November 7, 2026, celebrating 150 years of the timeless composition that inspired India’s freedom movement and continues to evoke national pride and unity.

This year marks 150 years since ‘Vande Mataram’ was composed.

The song was written by Bankimchandra Chatterji during the auspicious occasion of Akshaya Navami, which fell on November 7 in 1875.

‘Vande Mataram’ first appeared in the literary journal, ‘Bangadarshan’, as part of Chatterji’s novel, ‘Anandamath’.

The song, invoking the motherland as the embodiment of strength, prosperity and divinity, gave a poetic expression to India’s awakening spirit of unity and self-respect.

It soon became an enduring symbol of devotion to the nation, the statement said.

Vani Mehrotra

Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.

Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.

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