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150 years of Vande Mataram : The song that built a nation

Nationalism is not about division; it is about unity — that is the spirit of Vande Mataram.

Nayab Singh Saini

Updated At : 06:30 AM Nov 11, 2025 IST

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THE year 2025 marks a defining milestone in India's civilisational journey — 150 years of the national song Vande Mataram. Composed in 1875 by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, this song was more than a literary creation. It was a weapon of words that sowed the seeds of Indian consciousness, identity, freedom and nationhood. Vande Mataram was the anthem of awakening — a surge of faith that pierced through the darkness of colonial rule and kindled the dawn of independence.

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is run by a trust comprising five eminent persons as trustees.

The Tribune, the largest selling English daily in North India, publishes news and views without any bias or prejudice of any kind. Restraint and moderation, rather than agitational language and partisanship, are the hallmarks of the newspaper. It is an independent newspaper in the real sense of the term.

The Tribune has two sister publications, Punjabi Tribune (in Punjabi) and Dainik Tribune (in Hindi).

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150 years of Vande Mataram : The song that built a nation

Nationalism is not about division; it is about unity — that is the spirit of Vande Mataram.

Nayab Singh Saini

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