Culture Min tableau to offer ode to ‘Bharat Mata’, show ‘Gen Z’ singing ‘Vande...

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• “When only the first two stanzas of the song were permitted for public performance, Pagnis defiantly reversed the order — singing the last two stanzas first, followed by the first two.
• Composed in Raga Sarang, this version was labelled ‘Rashtrageet,’ marking a courageous artistic response to controversy surrounding India’s national song,” it says.
• Recordings of ‘Vande Mataram’ from the original 1905 version to the 1935-era rendition are also available on this commemorative website.
• The sesquicentenary of ‘Vande Mataram’ will be the dominant theme of the 77th Republic Day Parade, with enclosure backdrops along the Kartavya Path displaying old paintings illustrating the opening stanzas of the National Song and floral artworks at the main stage paying homage to Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, who composed it in 1875.
• Thirty tableaux — 17 from various states and Union territories, and 13 from ministries and services — will roll down the Kartavya Path, the defence ministry earlier said.