Vande Mataram "I praise to thee, Mother". The "mother goddess" in later verses of the song has been interpreted as the motherland of the people – Bangamata (Mother Bengal) and "Bharat Mata" (Mother India), though the text does not mention this explicitly. It played a vital role in the Indian independence movement, first sung in a political context by Rabindranath Tagore at the 1896 session of the Indian National Congress. It became a popular marching song for political activism and Indian freedom movement in 1905. Spiritual Indian nationalist and philosopher Sri Aurobindo referred it as "National Anthem of Bengal". The song and
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