Sunday 28 October 2012

General Knowledge : National Song of India



National Song

The song  'Vande Mataram'. composed by Bankim Chandra Chatterji. is the National song of India. it was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 24 January 1950, along with the national Anthem. It has a equal status with 'Jana Gana Mana'. It was first sung at the 1896 session of the Indian National Congress.
            The song Vande Mataram was a source of inspiration to the Indian people in their struggle for freedom. The national song is taken from Bankim Chandra Chatterji's novel Ananada Math, published in 1882. The song Vande Mataram was composed by Cankim Chanra Chatterhi in Sanskrit its English translation was rendered by Sri Aurobindo.

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