Originally written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay in highly Sanskritised Bengali, Vande Mataram was composed in the 1870s ...

The Union Home Ministry on Wednesday mandated the singing of Vande Mataram before the national anthem, Jana Gana Mana, at all ...

By ordering the mandatory inclusion of all six stanzas of Vande Mataram into the national song, insisting that it be performed before the country’s secular national anthem, the government has ...

The Union home ministry’s January 28 note, mandating playing or singing of all six stanzas of Vande Mataram, India’s national ...

Since 1929, a small green tube has travelled through Bengali homes, healing skin, preserving memories, and quietly becoming a ...

Vande Mataram and Jana Gana Mana played a powerful role in inspiring national sentiment during the freedom struggle.

MHA order states that when both national song and anthem are played together, Vande Mataram will be played first, with ...

The ministry has also clarified the sequence to be followed when both national symbols are presented together: ‘Vande Mataram’ is to be sung before the National Anthem. The guidance further stresses ...

A controversy has erupted following the Indian government's directive mandating the singing of all six stanzas of Vande Mataram at official events alongside the national anthem. The Jamiat ...

Standing during the playing of Vande Mataram will be mandatory at official events — an honour so far reserved for the national anthem, composed by Rabindranath Tagore ...

According to the protocol rules issued by the Union Home Ministry all persons must stand when 'Vande Mataram' is played.

The Union Home Ministry has issued fresh guidelines mandating that ‘Vande Mataram’ be played before the national anthem, ...