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
BRIC Arts Media under the same roof for the first time with a 3,000-square-foot public gallery, flexible performance space, and artist studios. It is also home to one of Brooklyn's three Hungry Ghost Cafe locations. Along with UrbanGlass (their upstairs neighbor) and Theatre for a New Audience, BRIC is a key part of the growing Downtown Brooklyn Cultural District which also includes BAM's three buildings. BRIC Arts Media BRIC Arts Media, usually styled BRIC Arts | Media or BRIC Arts | Media | Bklyn and best known as BRIC (standing for Brooklyn Information & Culture), is a non-profit arts organization based in Brooklyn,