Kasaragod, Oct. 7 -- Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Wednesday called for a comprehensive research study on the history of Vande Mataram, the circumstances surrounding its composition and its role in shaping the national movement, with the findings to be documented and published for future generations.
Speaking at the valedictory function of a two-day national seminar organised at the Central University of Kerala as part of the 150th anniversary celebrations of Vande Mataram, the Governor said the circumstances in which Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay composed the song, what prompted him to write it and why Rabindranath Tagore regarded it as the song of the nation should be scientifically studied and documented.
The research s...