Patna, Nov 7 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said that the national song 'Vande Mataram' heralded the Indian freedom movement and kept the country united post-independence.

Addressing a programme to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the song at the BJP office here, Shah asserted that the dreams envisioned by the freedom fighters were fulfilled in the last 11 years through collective efforts.

The song was written by Bengali novelist Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay on the occasion of Akshaya Navami, which fell on November 7 in 1875.

“On this date, Bankim babu had made public this song, which came to herald the Indian freedom movement and kept India united post-independence,” Shah said.

The song first appeared in the literary journal, "Bangadarshan", as part of Chattopadhyay's

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