IN PHOTOS: PM Modi launches celebrations marking 150 years of ‘Vande Mataram`

Updated On: 07 November, 2025 02:38 PM IST | Tarun Verma

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the year-long celebrations marking 150 years of the national song ‘Vande Mataram’ at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi. The event featured mass singing, a commemorative stamp and coin release, and a new portal launch to honour the song’s patriotic legacy. (Pic/PTI)  

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<p> The Prime Minister also released a commemorative stamp and coin on the occasion. Prime Minister Modi also launched a portal commemorating the 150th anniversary of the National Song `Vande Mataram`</p>

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The Prime Minister also released a commemorative stamp and coin on the occasion. Prime Minister Modi also launched a portal commemorating the 150th anniversary of the National Song `Vande Mataram`

<p>Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Saxena and Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta were also present on the occasion</p>

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Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Saxena and Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta were also present on the occasion

<p>The celebrations witnessed mass singing of the full version of "Vande Mataram" across public places with participation of citizens across all segments of society, in conjunction with the main programme</p>

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The celebrations witnessed mass singing of the full version of "Vande Mataram" across public places with participation of citizens across all segments of society, in conjunction with the main programme

<p>The programme marked the formal launch of a year-long nationwide commemoration from November 7, 2025, to November 7, 2026, celebrating 150 years of this timeless composition, which inspired India`s freedom movement and continues to evoke national pride and unity</p>

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The programme marked the formal launch of a year-long nationwide commemoration from November 7, 2025, to November 7, 2026, celebrating 150 years of this timeless composition, which inspired India`s freedom movement and continues to evoke national pride and unity

<p>Moreover, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has outlined an extensive plan for nationwide celebrations marking two major cultural milestones: the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram and the 150th birth anniversary of tribal icon Bhagwan Birsa Munda</p>

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Moreover, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has outlined an extensive plan for nationwide celebrations marking two major cultural milestones: the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram and the 150th birth anniversary of tribal icon Bhagwan Birsa Munda

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