Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Vande Mataram initially received little attention, despite being part of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee’s Anand Math. Its turning point came when Rabindranath Tagore sang it at the 1896 Congress session in Kolkata. From there, the song became a powerful symbol of India’s freedom struggle, sung by Hindus and Muslims alike.

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