Vande Mataram debuts at Red Fort as India marks 80th Independence Day
Vande Mataram was rendered at the Red Fort for the first time during India's 80th Independence Day celebrations. The moment linked this year's celebration to the song's 150-year legacy in India's freedom story.
In a first for the Independence Day ceremony at the Red Fort, Vande Mataram was rendered at the venue on Friday during the 79th anniversary of Independence and the country's 80th Independence Day celebrations. The national song was followed by the recitation of the national anthem at the event.
The function also marked 150 years of the enduring legacy of 'Vande Mataram'. Floral decoration on the ramparts showed the national flag at the centre, flanked by 'Vande Mataram' in Hindi, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the celebrations amid patriotic fervour and multi-layer security.
An Army band played the tune of 'Vande Mataram' as the guests present at the event sang the national song. This was followed by the prime minister hoisting the national flag, after which the national anthem was recited.
After the flag hoisting, the tricolour received a 'Rashtriya Salute'. Flower petals were then showered at the venue by two Mi-17 helicopters of the Indian Air Force, one carrying the national flag and the other carrying a flag depicting 'Vande Mataram'.
Written in 1875 by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, 'Vande Mataram' became a rallying cry during the freedom movement. It was adopted as India's national song by the Constituent Assembly in 1950. The government launched a year-long celebration last November to mark 150 years of 'Vande Mataram'.
'Vande Mataram' was initially composed independently and was later included in Chatterjee's novel 'Anandamath'. It was first sung by Rabindranath Tagore at the 1896 Congress Session in Calcutta, now Kolkata. According to a government note titled '150 Years of Vande Mataram: A Melody That Became a Movement', shared on November 6 last year, the chant 'Vande Mataram' was first used as a political slogan on August 7, 1905.
The note said 'Vande Mataram' was first published in the literary journal 'Bangadarshan' on November 7, 1875. Chatterjee later incorporated the hymn in 'Anandamath', published in 1882, and it was set to music by Tagore. The Red Fort ceremony brought together these historical strands as 'Vande Mataram' took centre stage at this year's Independence Day event.
In a first for the Independence Day ceremony at the Red Fort, Vande Mataram was rendered at the venue on Friday during the 79th anniversary of Independence and the country's 80th Independence Day celebrations. The national song was followed by the recitation of the national anthem at the event.
The function also marked 150 years of the enduring legacy of 'Vande Mataram'. Floral decoration on the ramparts showed the national flag at the centre, flanked by 'Vande Mataram' in Hindi, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the celebrations amid patriotic fervour and multi-layer security.
An Army band played the tune of 'Vande Mataram' as the guests present at the event sang the national song. This was followed by the prime minister hoisting the national flag, after which the national anthem was recited.
After the flag hoisting, the tricolour received a 'Rashtriya Salute'. Flower petals were then showered at the venue by two Mi-17 helicopters of the Indian Air Force, one carrying the national flag and the other carrying a flag depicting 'Vande Mataram'.
Written in 1875 by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, 'Vande Mataram' became a rallying cry during the freedom movement. It was adopted as India's national song by the Constituent Assembly in 1950. The government launched a year-long celebration last November to mark 150 years of 'Vande Mataram'.
'Vande Mataram' was initially composed independently and was later included in Chatterjee's novel 'Anandamath'. It was first sung by Rabindranath Tagore at the 1896 Congress Session in Calcutta, now Kolkata. According to a government note titled '150 Years of Vande Mataram: A Melody That Became a Movement', shared on November 6 last year, the chant 'Vande Mataram' was first used as a political slogan on August 7, 1905.
The note said 'Vande Mataram' was first published in the literary journal 'Bangadarshan' on November 7, 1875. Chatterjee later incorporated the hymn in 'Anandamath', published in 1882, and it was set to music by Tagore. The Red Fort ceremony brought together these historical strands as 'Vande Mataram' took centre stage at this year's Independence Day event.
In a first for the Independence Day ceremony at the Red Fort, Vande Mataram was rendered at the venue on Friday during the 79th anniversary of Independence and the country's 80th Independence Day celebrations. The national song was followed by the recitation of the national anthem at the event.
The function also marked 150 years of the enduring legacy of 'Vande Mataram'. Floral decoration on the ramparts showed the national flag at the centre, flanked by 'Vande Mataram' in Hindi, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the celebrations amid patriotic fervour and multi-layer security.
An Army band played the tune of 'Vande Mataram' as the guests present at the event sang the national song. This was followed by the prime minister hoisting the national flag, after which the national anthem was recited.
After the flag hoisting, the tricolour received a 'Rashtriya Salute'. Flower petals were then showered at the venue by two Mi-17 helicopters of the Indian Air Force, one carrying the national flag and the other carrying a flag depicting 'Vande Mataram'.
Written in 1875 by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, 'Vande Mataram' became a rallying cry during the freedom movement. It was adopted as India's national song by the Constituent Assembly in 1950. The government launched a year-long celebration last November to mark 150 years of 'Vande Mataram'.
'Vande Mataram' was initially composed independently and was later included in Chatterjee's novel 'Anandamath'. It was first sung by Rabindranath Tagore at the 1896 Congress Session in Calcutta, now Kolkata. According to a government note titled '150 Years of Vande Mataram: A Melody That Became a Movement', shared on November 6 last year, the chant 'Vande Mataram' was first used as a political slogan on August 7, 1905.
The note said 'Vande Mataram' was first published in the literary journal 'Bangadarshan' on November 7, 1875. Chatterjee later incorporated the hymn in 'Anandamath', published in 1882, and it was set to music by Tagore. The Red Fort ceremony brought together these historical strands as 'Vande Mataram' took centre stage at this year's Independence Day event.
