New Delhi, Nov. 8 -- The Directorate of National Cadet Corps organised a special event to commemorate 150 years of the patriotic song 'Vande Mataram', near the National War Memorial, here today. The event was attended by Delhi's Education Minister Ashish Sood who also announced the plans for expansion of NCC in the national capital.
Addressing NCC officers and cadets Sood urged the youth to actively participate in nation-building and reflected on the historical and cultural significance of Vande Mataram.
"When Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote Vande Mataram, he gave voice to an India yearning to rise from the darkness of slavery into the dawn of freedom. This song embodied courage, revolution, and unity," he said.
"In 1905, when 40,000 ...