Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi says not singing Vande Mataram doesn't make one anti-national

Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Saturday said singing 'Vande Mataram' was a "matter of choice" and those refusing to sing it could not be dubbed as anti-nationals.

Madras HC making Vande Mataram compulsory is a misguided attempt at forced patriotism

The Madras High Court has ordered the people of Tamil Nadu, among whom Tamils are a huge majority, to compulsorily demonstrate their patriotism by singing a Bangla song Bande Mataram

Song-Anthem confusion: President's function begins with Vande Mataram, not Jan Gan Mana

In a goof up, a function to celebrate first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru's 125th birth anniversary, attended by President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday began with a vocal rendition of 'Vande Mataram' instead of customary playing of the National Anthem by a military or police band