(MENAFN- Live Mint) Vande Mataram, India's national song, is now 150 years old. The song, composed by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, was first published in the literary journal Bangadarshan on 7 November 1875.

Literally translating to“Mother, I Bow to Thee,” this composition has inspired countless generations of freedom fighters and nation builders.

Check key facts about Vande Mataram, India's national song:

• Adopted as India's National Song by the Constituent Assembly in 1950.
• Vande Mataram was initially composed independently and later included in Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's novel“Anandamath” (published in 1882).
• First sung by Rabindranath Tagore at the 1896 Congress Session in Calcutta.
• Vande Mataram, as a political slogan, was first used on 7 August 1905.

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