Spiritual Indian nationalist and philosopher Sri Aurobindo referred it as "National Anthem of Bengal". It became a popular marching song for political activism and Indian freedom movement in 1905. It played a vital role in the Indian independence movement, first sung in a political context by Rabindranath Tagore at the 1896 session of the Indian National Congress. The "mother goddess" in later verses of the song has been interpreted as the motherland of the people –– Banga Mata (Mother Bengal) and Bharat Mata (Mother India), though the text does not mention this explicitly. The title 'Vande Mataram' means "I praise to motherland, Mother". Īn ode to the Motherland, it was written in Bengali script in the novel Anandmath. The first two verses of the song were adopted as the National Song of India in October 1937 by the Congress Working Committee prior to the end of colonial rule in August 1947. The poem was first sung by Rabindranath Tagore in the 1896 session of the Indian National Congress. Mother, I bow to thee) is a poem written in Bengali (with some Sanskrit words as well) by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya in 1870s, which he included in his 1882 Bengali novel Anandamath. Vande Maataram ( IAST: Vande Mātaram, also pronounced Bande Maataram বন্দে মাতরম্- Bônde Mātôrôm transl.
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