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EXCLUSIVE | On govt table: Should disrespect to Vande Mataram attract penalties like national anthem?
January 26, 2026 12:14 pm
In a meeting recently convened by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), senior government officials also deliberated ways to formalise the singing/recitation of the national song along the lines of Jana Gana Mana.
Bengal: CISF to flag off 6,553-km Vande Mataram coastal cyclothon
January 21, 2026 7:49 am
The 25-day expedition is scheduled to begin on January 28
Vande Mataram discussion unravels into ruckus in Goa Assembly
January 14, 2026 1:51 am
The incident took place after Chief Minister Pramod Sawant moved a motion for a discussion to commemorate the completion of 150 years of ‘Vande Mataram’.
Jinnah gave Vande Mataram a communal colour: UP CM Yogi; SP says our 'nationalism inclusive'
December 23, 2025 9:42 am
The CM made the remarks during a special discussion on Vande Mataram in the state Assembly to mark 150 years of the national song.
From the Opinions Editor: Vande Mataram and Parliament’s silences on air pollution
December 23, 2025 4:09 pm
At a time when protestors in Delhi were demanding clean air, parliamentarians failed in sending a message for much-needed accountability in environmental governance.
Vande Mataram: The musical logic behind PM Nehru’s choice
December 14, 2025 5:10 pm
PM Modi gave a speech right after, revisiting Jawaharlal Nehru’s decision to drop two stanzas from the original Vande Mataram by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, framing it as an act of appeasement toward Muslim leaders, which, according to the PM, “sowed the seeds of the division of the nation”.
P Chidambaram writes: Distortion of history, disdain for future
December 14, 2025 7:46 pm
No one raised a controversy on the two-stanza national song since 1937. Why now? Parliament and the governments ought to be concerned with the pressing problems of the people in the present and on the ambitious goals of the country for the future
Rabindranath Tagore's 'Bande Mataram' carried a message that 'Vande Mataram' did not
December 15, 2025 12:51 pm
Rabindranath Tagore's song did not invoke religious sentiments, unlike the one by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay. Tagore's message was of togetherness
Vande Mataram debate | Aim is to malign Nehru: Congress; BJP flags ‘demographic invasion’
December 11, 2025 6:11 am
Participating in a debate on 150 years of Vande Mataram, Congress member Jairam Ramesh said the objective of the debate was to malign Nehru, and accused the BJP of insulting freedom fighters who sacrificed their lives for the country.
Five times ‘Vande Mataram’ made it to courtrooms
December 10, 2025 5:05 pm
Vande mataram court cases, National song legal issues: As 'Vande Mataram' written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay found itself in the middle of political storm, it is also echoed in courtrooms- often at the intersection of patriotism, constitutional freedoms, and individual choice.
VANDE MATARAM VIDEOS
Agitated lawyers protest outside Patiala House Court
February 17, 2016 9:39 am
New Delhi, Feb 17 (ANI): Lawyers on Wednesday raised ‘Vande Mataram’ and ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ slogans to protest against the anti-national slogans raised inside the Patiala House court premises by the students agitated over the arrest of JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar. Lawyer Vikram Chauhan said people who raised “Pakistan Zindabad” slogans have been made heroes by the media and when they are protesting against it then why are they being called ‘gundas’. Chauhan added they responded only when students tried to beat the lawyers and tear their clothes, adding that they did not hit anyone.
Lawyer says not ashamed of sloganeering in Supreme Court
February 17, 2016 9:30 am
New Delhi, Feb 17 (ANI): Lawyer Rajeev Tadac, who allegedly raised ‘Vande Mataram’ and ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ slogans during a hearing in the Supreme Court, on Wednesday, said he is not ashamed of doing so. However, Tadac apologised in the court after being reprimanded by a judge. The lawyer, along with his colleagues, had disrupted the Supreme Court proceeding regarding journalists and students being thrashed by BJP leaders outside the Patiala House Court on Monday.
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