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Vande Mataram

written in the 1870s, probably around 1876; first published 1882 in the novel Anandamath · 19th century · Also known as বন্দে মাতরম্, Bande Mataram

"Vande Mataram" is a poem written in Bengali, with many Sanskrit words, by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, one of the first graduates of Calcutta University, who served the colonial government as a Deputy Collector and later a Deputy Magistrate.

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Vande Mataram. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/vande-mataram
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“Vande Mataram.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/vande-mataram. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Vande Mataram.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/vande-mataram.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Vande Mataram’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/vande-mataram (Accessed: ).

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