To say that saying Vande Mataram (Salutations, O’ Mother) evokes the imagery of idol worship is the kind of convoluted ...
The controversy over Vande Mataram made Nehru and Subhas Chandra Bose — both members of the CWC — turn in 1937 to the only ...
Bande Mataram has had a chequered history in the service of the nation. If we abide by Rabindranath’s sage advice given in ...
At a time when there was little awareness of world music, playing western tunes on eastern instruments like the flute and the ...
On March 3, 1931, Francis Scott Key's poem "The Star-Spangled Banner" was officially recognized as the United States' national anthem. Key first wrote his iconic poem after the battle at Fort McHenry ...
Seven decades after Independence, the “Hindu Congress” is accusing the BJP on the same lines as the Muslim League had done.