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Who Composed Vande Mataram

Here we will learn about who wrote Vande Mataram.

Answer: Bengali poet Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay composed Vande Mataram in the 1870s. Rabindranath Tagore first sang this song. Vande Mataram has been declared India’s national song. 

Quick facts regarding Vande Mataram:

  1. This song was first published in a novel named ‘Anandamath’ in 1881 by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay. 
  2. The author versed the poem in two different languages – Bengali and Sanskrit.
  3. This song was first sung in Indian National Congress’ 1896 session.