LUCKNOW, Nov. 7 -- Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said contributing towards the country and people is the true spirit of singing Vande Mataram.

"Vande Mataram resonates in every act of dedication-when a teacher shapes young minds, when a soldier guards the nation's borders in extreme conditions, when a farmer toils to feed the country, and when every citizen rises above self-interest to serve the Motherland. Such devotion is the true embodiment of Vande Mataram," the CM said while addressing a function organised at Lok Bhavan to mark 150 years of the national song.

"Vande Mataram became the immortal chant of India's independence. Despite severe oppression under foreign rule, freedom fighters and revolutionaries a...