The Delhi High Court dismissed a plea seeking a direction to the Centre to declare "Vande Mataram" on par with "Jana Gana Mana".
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Vande Mataram (also pronounced Bande Mataram) is a Bengali poem written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in 1870s, which he included in his 1882 novel Anandamath.
The title 'Bande Mataram' means "I praise thee, Mother" or "I praise to thee, Mother" was written as an ode to the Motherland.
The poem was composed into song by Rabindranath Tagore. It was first sung in a political context by Rabindranath Tagore at the 1896 session of the Indian National Congress.
In 1950, the first two verses of the song were declared the "national song" of India, distinct from the national anthem of India, Jana Gana Mana.
There is no time limit or circumstantial specification for the rendition of this song (unlike the national anthem Jana Gana Mana that specifies 52 seconds).
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