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PM to launch year-long celebrations of 150 years of 'Vande Mataram'

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November 07, 2025

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the yearlong commemoration of the national song "Vande Mataram" on Friday in New Delhi, marking 150 years of the iconic composition by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee. He will also release a commemorative stamp and coin to mark the occasion.

The event at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium will feature an exhibition on the song's history, including gramophone records and the first commercial soundtrack. Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat inaugurated the exhibit

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