India, Dec. 3 -- The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has requested all its affiliated schools to hold a year-long series of activities to commemorate the 150th year of Vande Mataram. Building on an earlier directive released on November 7, the board in its fresh circular dated December 1 detailing month-wise activities till November 2026, said the initiative is expected to "deepen the emotional and historical connect of students and teachers with this iconic national legacy."

In its November circular, the board had urged all affiliated schools to organise mass singing of Vande Mataram and hold "Vande Mataram Concerts" on November 7, marking the day the national song was written by Bankim Chandra Chatterji in 1875.

CBSE's lat...