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Mukesh Khanna has sparked fresh controversy by demanding 'Vande Mataram' replace 'Jana Gana Mana' as India's national anthem.

'Jana Gana Mana cannot be national anthem': Mukesh Khanna demands 'Vande Mataram' replace it

August 23, 2026 3:03 pm

Mukesh Khanna has sparked fresh controversy by demanding 'Vande Mataram' replace 'Jana Gana Mana' as India's national anthem, claiming that the latter was written in praise of a British ruler.

Yogendra Yadav writes: What will we sing of now, when we sing of patriotism

August 18, 2026 7:00 am

Today, a song for India needs more than just a creative genius. It needs nothing short of reimagining India. We live in times where voices from the margins cannot be wished away in weaving a new tapestry of the nation.

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'Can patience be legislated?': Tharoor's Vande Mataram post draws BJP's ire

August 12, 2026 2:07 pm

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor says the new law’s intent—to promote greater respect for Vande Mataram—might not be achieved given that the full rendition of the national song takes 3 minutes and 10 seconds.

TMC and BJP are engaged in a fierce war of words over Bengal’s cultural heritage, with Tagore and Bankim Chandra at the centre of the clash.

Vande Mataram vs Jana Gana Mana: New front in TMC, BJP war before 2026 polls

November 10, 2025 11:17 am

As BJP accuses TMC of downplaying celebrations of 150 years of Vande Mataram, Mamata Banerjee-led party alleges BJP has “insulted” Bengal's icons Tagore and Bankim Chandra.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi releases the commemorative Stamp to mark 150 Years of the national song Vande Mataram at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, in New Delhi on Friday.

'Sowed the seeds of partition': PM Modi alleges Congress dropped important stanzas of 'Vande Mataram'

November 07, 2025 4:04 pm

Says national song relevant in every era, refers to Op Sindoor: “When enemy dared to attack our security and honour using terrorism, the world saw that India knows how to take the form of Durga”.

‘Welcome song for British’: Karnataka BJP MP Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri’s remark on ‘Jana Gana Mana’ sparks row

November 07, 2025 3:18 pm

Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge dismissed Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri’s remarks as ‘utter nonsense’, calling them yet another ‘WhatsApp history’ lesson.

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Explained: The importance of December 27 for India's National Anthem

December 27, 2019 7:43 pm

On December 27, 1911, the National Anthem was first sung at the Calcutta session of the Congress. ‘Jana Gana Mana’ was adopted as the country’s National Anthem by the Constituent Assembly of India on January 24, 1950, the last day of its last session.