New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday attended an event to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the national song ‘Vande Mataram.’ Cultural events will be held across the country throughout the year to mark the occasion. PM Modi arrived at the event at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in the national capital, New Delhi, a short while ago.
PM Modi said, “Today, November 7th, is a historic day. We are celebrating the 150th anniversary of the composition of Vande Mataram with great pomp. This event will infuse new energy into millions of Indians. My heartfelt greetings to all countrymen on the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram.”
Addressing the event, the PM further said that the national anthem boosts our self-confidence. He said that there is no resolution that cannot be accomplished. Vande Mataram is a prayer to Goddess Saraswati. He further added that Vande Mataram also gives courage for the future. PM Modi stated that today, November 7th, is a very important and historic day. He said that the national song, Vande Mataram, presents a picture of the entire India.
PM Modi said that the very concept of India is the ideological force behind it. The realization of one’s independent existence. It is from the depths of the heart and the infinity of emotions that a composition like Vande Mataram springs forth. In that period of slavery, Vande Mataram became the proclamation of this resolve, and that proclamation was India’s independence. The chains of slavery will be broken by Mother India, and her children will become the makers of their own destiny.
At the event organized to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the national song, ‘Vande Mataram,’ Prime Minister Modi stated that there is no goal that we Indians cannot achieve. He said, ‘Vande Mataram is a mantra, a dream, a resolve, and an energy. It is a prayer to Mother India. It takes us back in history. It gives courage to our future.’ Earlier, Prime Minister Modi participated in the mass singing of the full version of “Vande Mataram” at an event. He also released a commemorative postage stamp and coin on the occasion. This event formally launches a year-long nationwide commemoration from November 7, 2025, to November 7, 2026. PM Modi shared a post on social media regarding this. The purpose of this event is to bring this national song, which inspired the country’s freedom struggle, to the new generation.
Sharing the post on social media, PM Modi wrote, “Tomorrow, November 7, is going to be a historic day for the countrymen. We are going to celebrate the glorious 150 years of the Vande Mataram song. This inspiring call has imbued generations of the country with the spirit of patriotism. I will be fortunate to attend a ceremony in Delhi at around 9:30 am on this special occasion. A commemorative postage stamp and coin will also be released. The mass singing of Vande Mataram will be a highlight of this event!” Along with the main program, this celebration will also include the mass singing of the full version of ‘Vande Mataram’ at public places at around 9:50 am, with the participation of citizens from all sections of society.
The year 2025 will mark the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram. Our national song, ‘Vande Mataram,’ composed by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, was written on the auspicious occasion of Akshaya Navami, which fell on November 7, 1875. Vande Mataram was first published in the literary magazine Bangadarshan as an excerpt from his novel Anandamath. Describing the motherland as a symbol of strength, prosperity, and divinity, the song gave poetic expression to India’s awakening sense of unity and self-respect. The release states that the song quickly became an enduring symbol of patriotism.
The program will continue until November 7, 2026, next year.
The program, which began today to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the national song Vande Mataram, will continue until November 7, 2026, next year. Numerous cultural, educational, and public participation programs will be held across the country. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee wrote the song on Akshaya Navami, November 7, 1875.
