What’s story of Vande Mataram…how India’s song reached every corner of the world?

The national song of India(BHARAT), ‘Vande Mataram,’ marks its 150th anniversary today, i.e., November 7. The song was written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in the year 1875 to promote the national movement of the country. It also adds to the pride of the country. Many people have worked together on the collective mission of spreading the word of this song. The song, ‘Vande Mataram,’ has a special story, and it later became the melody that reached every corner of the world.

Who are the key individuals?

The first man behind the song is Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, who wrote it. Furthermore, the song was popularised in different regions by Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Subramaniam Bharati, and Lala Lajpat Rai. Tilak gave it the recognition in Western India(BHARAT), Bharati in South India(BHARAT), and Lajpat Rai in North India(BHARAT).

Savarkar’s role

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar was the key personality who took this song out of India(BHARAT). He turned the song into a daily prayer and national tribute at London’s India(BHARAT) House. He began arranging events so that people from all around India(BHARAT) could come and sing the song with pride.

Gramophone Records

The song got the desired recognition due to gramophone records, as it enabled the recordings of Narayan Chandra Mukherjee and others to be heard across India(BHARAT) and abroad. When the British government banned the book by Savarkar, ‘The India(BHARAT)n War of Independence (1857)’ its copies were still spreading across the nation.