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What was in the original Vande Mataram, and why was it edited out?

For most Indians, Vande Mataram is a familiar two-stanza patriotic song taught in school assemblies. But the real Vande Mataram, composed by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee between 1872 and 1875, contained ...

Tamil Nadu's new CM Vijay breaks 50-year tradition with 'Vande Mataram' at swearing-in ceremony, sparks row

The decision to play the song was implemented in accordance with a directive issued by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs on January 28. That directive made it mandatory to sing the original and ...
The Financial Express

Parliament Winter Session Highlight: ‘Nehru began investigating Vande Mataram… agreed with Jinnah’s sentiments’ – PM Modi attacks Congress

PM Modi Vande Mataram Debate Highlight: Tensions rose last month during an event marking the song’s 150th year, when PM Modi ...
The Diplomat

‘Forcible Imposition’ of India’s National Song Triggers Resistance in the Country’s Northeast

Some stanzas of “Vande Mataram” refer to Hindu goddesses. India’s religious minorities say it goes against their monotheist beliefs. Activists of the Nagaland unit of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata ...
India Today on MSN

Vijay's oath: Vande Mataram sung in full, followed by National Anthem, state song

Interestingly, the song, penned by renowned Bengali author Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay in 1882, was not played at the Bengal Chief Minister's swearing-in ceremony on Saturday, where Prime Minister ...