Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the year-long commemoration of the national song, “Vande Mataram”, at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi on Friday (November 7).
The prime minister will also release a Commemorative Stamp and Coin on the occasion.
The programme will mark the formal launch of the year-long nationwide commemoration — from November 7, 2025, to November 7, 2026 — celebrating 150 years of the timeless composition that inspired India’s freedom movement and continues to evoke national pride and unity.
Modi will inaugurate the year-long commemoration of the National Song, “Vande Mataram”, at around 9:30 am on Friday at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said.
The celebrations will witness mass singing of the full version of “Vande Mataram” across public places with participation of citizens across all segments of society.
The year 2025 marks 150 years of the national song ‘Vande Mataram’. The national song by Bankimchandra Chatterji was written during the auspicious occasion of Akshaya Navami, which was on November 7 in 1875.
Vande Mataram first appeared in the literary journal Bangadarshan as part of his novel Anandamath. The song, invoking the Motherland as the embodiment of strength, prosperity and divinity, gave poetic expression to India’s awakening spirit of unity and self-respect.
