Vande Mataram

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Vande Mataram is a patriotic song in Sanskritized Bengali that became a powerful symbol of India's freedom movement and is honored as the country's national song.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
National Song of India 1
song "Vande Mataram" 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian national song
freedom movement song
patriotic song
associatedWithMovement Indian independence movement
author Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
composer Rabindranath Tagore
country India
culturalSignificance iconic song of the Swadeshi movement
symbol of Indian nationalism
declaredNationalSongBy Constituent Assembly of India
distinctFrom Jana Gana Mana
firstPublicationLanguage Bengali
firstPublicationWork Anandamath
firstPublicationYear 1882
firstSungBy Rabindranath Tagore
firstSungEvent Indian National Congress session
firstSungYear 1896
genre patriotic song
historicalPeriod late 19th century
influence Indian nationalist literature
Indian patriotic music
inspiredBy Bengal countryside
Indian nationalist sentiment
language Sanskritised Bengali
lyricist Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
nationalSongStatusCountry India
nationalSongStatusDate 24 January 1950
notableLine Vande Mataram self-link
originalMedium novel
originalWorkGenre political novel
performanceOccasion national ceremonies in India
political rallies
school and college functions in India
politicalAssociation Indian National Congress
Swadeshi movement
recognizedAs national song of India
region Bengal Presidency
relationToJanaGanaMana national song vs national anthem
religiousImagery Hindu goddess imagery
script Bengali script
setInWork Anandamath
theme devotion to the nation
motherland as mother goddess
patriotism
titleTranslation I bow to thee, Mother
usedAs freedom slogan
rallying cry
writer Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

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this entity surface form: National Song of India
Anandamath associatedSong Vande Mataram
Anandamath hasChant Vande Mataram
Anandamath hasPart Vande Mataram
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay knownFor Vande Mataram
this entity surface form: song "Vande Mataram"
India nationalSong Vande Mataram
Vande Mataram notableLine Vande Mataram self-link