Students, government employees commemorate 150 years of Vande Mataram

Government employees, school students convened in groups to sing Vande Mataram in various parts of Telangana on Friday (November 7, 2025), commemorating 150th anniversary of the national song. The mass singing was held at schools, collectorates and other government offices. The district Collectors spoke about the significance of Vande Mataram. “Composed by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, ‘Vande Mataram’ was first published in the literary journal Bangadarshan on 7 November 1875,” according to a release from Press Information Bureau. 

Transport and BC Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar, Excise and Tourism Minister Jupally Krishna Rao participated in the programme held at a school in Abids. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Telangana leaders too participated in another programme held in Hyderabad.