DC Edit | A Song That has Unified India

Penned by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee on November 7, 1875, in his novel Anandamath, the poem ‘Vande Mataram’ reawakened nationalism among Indians

xIf there is any single expression that encapsulates the multi-faceted battle that Indians waged to regain freedom from British colonialism, it would indisputably be Vande Mataram — a simple formulation that became a war cry for crores of Indians and expressed their defiance against the empire on which the sun never set.

Penned by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee on November 7, 1875, in his novel Anandamath , the poem ‘ Vande Mataram ’ reawakened nationalism among Indians. It introduced the concept of Mother India, the personification of the nation. It openly reflected the desire of Indians to see their country as a powerful and radiant goddess,