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Vande Mataram rendered at Red Fort on Independence Day for the first time, before the national anthem.
15 Aug 2026
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Books and culture
Vande Mataram rendered at Red Fort on Independence Day for the first time, before the national anthem123
At the 80th Independence Day ceremony on 15 August 2026 an Army band played Vande Mataram and guests sang along, reported as the first time it was rendered at the Red Fort ceremony, ahead of the national anthem; the song is in its 150th-anniversary year.
- 15 August 2026, 80th Independence Day, Red Fort
- Rendered before the national anthem, a first for the ceremony
- Army band played the tune; guests sang
- Flower-shower helicopter carried a banner marking 150 years of the song
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Legislation
Parliament extends Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act to Vande Mataram456
Parliament passed the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill 2026, extending legal protection to the national song Vande Mataram. Intentionally preventing its singing or disrupting an assembly singing it becomes punishable with up to three years' jail, a fine, or both.
- Rajya Sabha passed the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026 on Wednesday 29 July 2026
- Lok Sabha approved it by voice vote after a short discussion (reported 30 July)
- Preventing the singing of Vande Mataram or disrupting an assembly singing it is punishable with up to three years' imprisonment, a fine, or both
- Government says it gives Vande Mataram the same status as Jana Gana Mana
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Polity
Parliament debates 150 years of Vande Mataram7
Both Houses held special discussions on the 150th anniversary of the national song Vande Mataram. The debate began in the Lok Sabha on 8 December and continued in the Rajya Sabha from 9 to 11 December.
- Lok Sabha special discussion on 150 years of Vande Mataram opened by PM Modi on 8 December 2025
- Rajya Sabha debate began on 9 December 2025, initiated by Home Minister Amit Shah
- Marks 150 years since 1875 composition
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