On November 7th, 2025, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate a year-long commemoration of the National Song "Vande Mataram” at around 9:30 AM at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi. He will also release a Commemorative Stamp and Coin. The nationwide commemoration will take place from November 7th, 2025, to November 7th, 2026. The celebrations will witness Mass Singing of the full version of “Vande Mataram” at around 9:50 AM across public places. "Vande Mataram", by Bankimchandra Chatterji, was written during the auspicious occasion of Akshaya Navami on 7th November in 1875. Release ID: 2186906. Visitor Counter: 7198. The release is available in Assamese, Khasi, Urdu, Marathi, Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam. The information was posted on November 6th, 2025, at 2:47 PM by PIB Delhi.
Key Entities Referenced
Vande Mataram: India's National Song, subject of a year-long commemoration
Commemorative Stamp and Coin: Item to be released to mark the commemoration of Vande Mataram
Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium: Location of the inauguration event in New Delhi
Anandamath: Novel in which Vande Mataram was first published
Prime Minister's Office
PM to inaugurate year-long Commemoration of
150 Years of the National Song “Vande
Mataram” on 7th November
Mass singing of full version of Vande Mataram across the
nation
PM to release Commemorative Stamp and Coin marking
the occasion
Posted On: 06 NOV 2025 2:47PM by PIB Delhi
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate the year-long commemoration of the National
Song “Vande Mataram” on 7th November 2025 at around 9:30 AM at the Indira Gandhi Indoor
Stadium, New Delhi.
Prime Minister will also release a Commemorative Stamp and Coin on the occasion. This programme
marks the formal launch of a year-long nationwide commemoration from 7th November 2025 to 7th
November 2026, celebrating 150 years of this timeless composition which inspired India’s freedom
movement and continues to evoke national pride and unity.
The celebrations will witness Mass Singing of the full version of “Vande Mataram” at around 9:50
AM across public places with participation of citizens across all segments of society, in conjunction
with the main programme.
The year 2025 marks 150 Years of Vande Mataram. Our national song “Vande Mataram”, by
Bankimchandra Chatterji was written during the auspicious occasion of Akshaya Navami which was
on 7th November 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. It
soon became an enduring symbol of devotion to the nation.
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