The short book starts with a sketch of the life and the works of Tagore, discusses the content and the history of the song, ...

At an event to mark the 150th anniversary of India’s national song ‘Vande Mataram’, Karnataka BJP MP Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri ...

Nehru recollected in Tagore’s centenary year that he had requested the latter, a little before his death, to compose a national anthem for a new India. The poet had partly agreed. What is very ...

Independence Day 2025 is a perfect moment to revisit why "Jana Gana Mana" was chosen as India's national anthem. Its powerful message of unity, diversity, and national pride continues to resonate with ...

India will celebrate its 79th Independence Day on August 15, 2025, marking seventy-nine years since its freedom from British rule in 1947. This year, the theme of the celebrations is "Naya Bharat", ...

BJP MP and former Karnataka Assembly Speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri has mistakenly claimed that the national anthem, Jana Gana Mana, was written to welcome the British and that there was a chorus to ...

Uttara Kannada MP Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri sparked controversy in Karnataka by claiming Jana Gana Mana was composed to welcome the British. He urged recognition of Vande Mataram for its role in ...

Her innocent anthem rendition from Arunachal warms hearts across India ahead of I-Day A sweet video of a little girl from Arunachal Pradesh singing India's national anthem has gone viral and is ...

A controversy has erupted in Karnataka after Bharatiya Janata Party MP Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri claimed that the country's national anthem was written "to welcome the British official". Kindly note ...

Karnataka BJP MP Vishveshwara Kageri has stirred controversy after claiming that India’s national anthem, Jana Gana Mana, was originally written to welcome British officials, arguing that Vande ...