Vande Mataram Vande Mataram Bande Mataram (IAST: ) (English Translation: "Mother, I bow to thee") is a Bengali poem written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in 1870s, which he included in his 1881 novel "Anandamath". The poem was composed into song by Rabindranath Tagore. The first two verses of the song were adopted as the National Song of India in October 1937 by the Congress Working Committee prior to the end of colonial rule in August 1947. An ode to the Mother goddess, it was written in Bengali script in the novel "Anandmath". The title 'Bande Mataram' means "I praise thee, Mother" or
Anand Math Notable songs included "Vande Mataram", based on the song written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay. This song played an important role throughout the Indian Independence Movement and was eventually declared the "National Song" at the time of independence in 1947. Kumar's tune for "Vande Mataram" is still considered an important version of this popular and widely interpreted song. Anand Math Anand Math is a 1952 Indian bollywood historical patriotic film directed by Hemen Gupta, based on the famous Bengali novel "Anandamath", written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in 1882. The novel and film are set in the events of the Sannyasi Rebellion,