BANKIM CHANDRA CHATTERJIIt is our luck that we belong to a place where motherland is called by the name “Mother”. It is our duty to understand the meaning behind the “Vandemaataram” which awoke the Indians, filled in patriotism in them and drove them to fight for Independence.
Vandemaatara shows well the High principles and policies of Indians. This great patriotic song shows the greatness of Bhaarat-maata, (Mother India) her naturality, her strength.
During 1875, Bankim Chandra Chatterji was travelling from Kolkata to his village, “Kaantaal paada” in a train. He looked out of the window and felt happiness by seeing the beauty of India. This made him to write this patriotic song vandemataram.
It was like great hymn for the freedom fighters. Shri Bankim Chandra Chatterji penned this patriotic song. This vandemataram gave strength the freedom fighters to bear the harassments and cruel punishments of the British police with a smiling face! “Vandemaataram” became a nightmare for the British. On 17-8-1909, Madanlaal sacrificed his life for India, with a smile, singing this Vandemaataram only. When police were torturing people who sing Vandemaataram, Shri Chandrashekhar Azad, who was then only 13, did Vandemaatara slogan only, without any fear.
During the split of Bengal, Boom Field Fuller, then governor, imposed a strict prohibition against Vandemaataram geetam. The situation we are in now is not much different. Even after independence, we hear only the 1st stanza of this VANDEMAATARAM.
Mahatma Gandhi many times praised this Vandemaatara.Let us show our gratitude to Shri Bankim Chandra Chatterji and our Mother India by learning, knowing the meaning in it and singing this Vandemaataram.
"Vande Mataram! These are the magic words which will open the door of his iron safe, break through the walls of his strong room, and confound the hearts of those who are disloyal to its call to say Vande Mataram."
(Rabindranath Tagore in Glorious Thoughts of Tagore)
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