Ramadan is here! Family gatherings, konafa, atayif, and Taraweeh prayers are all back for what many describe as their favorite month of the year. In the same way that we adore all these traditions, we ...

First, that “Jana Gana Mana” was written in honour of King George, or that the “Adhinayak” in the song is King George – simply put, is utter rubbish. This has been said before by historians, and ...

“To me, Jana Gana Mana is a song of resistance against the British Raj,” he says, reiterating a view that has already drawn attention. He calls it one of Rabindranath Tagore’s most exquisite ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits an exhibition during an event marking 150 years of the national song ‘Vande Mataram’, at the Indira Gandhi Indoor (IGI) Stadium, in New Delhi on November 7, 2025.

New Delhi: In a significant development, the Union Home Ministry has taken an important decision regarding “Vande Mataram.” The Modi government has now mandated the full six-verse version of the ...

The Centre has issued new guidelines mandating the six-stanza version of ‘Vande Mataram’ at government events and schools. It must precede ‘Jana Gana Mana’ when both are sung, with attendees standing ...

The Union Home Ministry has issued detailed guidelines mandating that all six stanzas of the National Song Vande Mataram, written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, must be sung first whenever the ...

The entire six stanzas of Vande Mataram has to be now sung in all official functions ...

Popular comedian Sudigali Sudheer is playing the lead role in the upcoming film ‘G.O.A.T (Goat)’, subtitled “Greatest Of All Times.” The film features Divya Bharathi as the heroine and is directed by ...

Thiruvananthapuram: Union Minister of State Suresh Gopi has defended the incident in which school students sang the RSS Gana Geetham aboard the Ernakulam–Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express, saying the ...

Southern Railway has once again shared on X a video showing students singing an RSS Gana Geetham during the inaugural run of the Ernakulam–Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express on Saturday. The video, ...