Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged people to commemorate 150 years of the national song, Vande Mataram, next month, saying the image of India in its words was an inspiration.

In his Mann Ki Baat, Modi said, “Patriotism… love for Ma Bharati… if this is an emotion beyond words, then Vande Mataram is the song that lends tangible voice form to that abstract feeling. It was composed (and written) by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay to infuse new life into an India weakened by centuries of servitude. Vande Mataram might have been written in the 19th century, but its spirit is connected to the immortal consciousness of India that is thousands of years old.”

On November 7, he said, the country will be celebrating 150 years of Vande Mataram which was sung for the first time by Rabindranath

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