150 years of ‘Vande Mataram’: How Independence Day celebrations will be different this year
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead the celebrations at the Red Fort. After he hoists the national flag, the Army band will play ‘Vande Mataram’, followed by the National Anthem.
The 80th Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort on August 15 will feature the rendition of the National Song 'Vande Mataram' for the first time. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead the festivities, hoisting the national flag followed by the playing of 'Vande Mataram' by the Army band. The song, which means "I bow to thee, Motherland," has been granted legal protection equal to the national anthem with the passage of the Vande Mataram Bill. It will be sung by NCC cadets and 'My Bharat' volunteers after the Prime Minister's address.
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