The bench observed that the advisory neither makes singing the song mandatory, nor prescribes penal consequences for ...
The Supreme Court dismissed a petition against the Union government's advisory on the national song Vande Mataram, terming it as premature and lacking legal obligation.
IntroductionBankim Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote “Vande Mataram” in 1876 as a poem in his novel “Anandamath.” It was later set to music by Rabindranath Tagore in 1896.The Government of India has issued ...
The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition challenging a home ministry circular regarding the singing of the national song ...
The Centre on Wednesday laid down a formal code governing the use of Vande Mataram at official programmes, making its rendition compulsory at government functions and clearly defining how it is to be ...
The ministry of culture’s Republic Day tableau celebrating the 150th anniversary of the national song Vande Mataram, will feature a complete version of the song, according to a note from the ministry.
Some stanzas of “Vande Mataram” refer to Hindu goddesses. India’s religious minorities say it goes against their monotheist beliefs. Activists of the Nagaland unit of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata ...