Vande Mataram the novel containing it was banned by the British government, but workers and general public defied the ban, many went to colonial prisons repeatedly for singing it, and the ban was overturned by the Indians after they gained independence from the colonial rule. In 1950 (after India's independence), the first two verses of the song were declared the "national song" of the Republic of India, distinct from the national anthem of India, "Jana Gana Mana". The first two verses of the song are an abstract reference to one's mother and motherland, they do not mention any Hindu deity by name,
I Gotta Rash/We Are Thee Goblins from Canada I Gotta Rash/We Are Thee Goblins from Canada I Gotta Rash/We Are Thee Goblins From Canada is a split album between Nardwuar the Human Serviette's two bands, The Evaporators, and Thee Goblins. It was released in 1998 as an LP with a free CD. The name I Gotta Rash comes from the time Jello Biafra drew on Nardwuar's face with a marker pen, the subsequent removal of which resulted in a rash. All tracks by The Evaporators unless noted otherwise. All tracks by Thee Goblins unless noted otherwise. Tracks 1-12 by The Evaporators unless noted otherwise Tracks 13-22 by Thee