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On the acold Monday (January 26, 2026) morning, arsenic hundreds of attendees queued extracurricular respective enclosures named aft Indian rivers, walls made of hoardings featuring each six stanzas of the Vande Mataram welcomed them to observe the 150th twelvemonth of the nationalist song. The hoardings featured a bid of paintings created by Tejendra Kumar Mitra successful 1923, illustrating verses of the Vande Mataram, and published successful the Bande Mataram Album (1923), which were displayed arsenic view-cutters on Kartavya Path.
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The notes of the opus rang wide arsenic the Union Culture Ministry’s tableau, themed astir ‘Vande Mataram: Swatantrata ka Mantra (freedom chant)’, rolled retired connected the Kartavya Path here. The show traced the travel of the opus crossed generations.
The beforehand of the tableau displayed the manuscript of the Vande Mataram being composed by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, with his representation displayed connected a little panel. A moving tractor carried the implicit archetypal manuscript, featuring each six stanzas of the song. The mediate conception of the tableau brought unneurotic artistes successful accepted attire, representing India’s affluent people diversity, alongside performers successful modern covering symbolising the younger Gen Z. Together, they reflected however the opus continues to unite Indians crossed time.
West Bengal’s tableau included a statue of the precocious composer Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, too. Although the taxable of the full lawsuit was an ode to the 150th twelvemonth of the Vande Mataram, the West Bengal government’s tableau included it arsenic portion of the State’s homage to state fighters, who culturally and intellectually awakened Indian minds with specified songs.
Another tableau by the Central Public Works Department besides commemorated the milestone. Its beforehand featured a burning torch, symbolising the Vande Mataram arsenic the guiding airy of India’s state struggle, and the rear depicted Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay.
Most tableaux of the State and Union Territories astatine this year’s Republic Day parade reflected the Vande Mataram theme, turning the Kartavya Path into a expansive showcase of the afloat mentation of the nationalist song.
As the time progressed, dozens of dancers from antithetic States, dressed successful multicoloured costumes, poured onto the Kartavya Path to execute the nationalist song. The performers struck evocative poses done retired the full rendition of the nationalist song.
