THE year 2025 marks a defining milestone in India's civilisational journey — 150 years of the national song Vande Mataram. Composed in 1875 by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, this song was more than a literary creation. It was a weapon of words that sowed the seeds of Indian consciousness, identity, freedom and nationhood. Vande Mataram was the anthem of awakening — a surge of faith that pierced through the darkness of colonial rule and kindled the dawn of independence.

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