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the Indian consciousness like
a wave of revolution lies in this
profound love and respect for the
motherland.
Although Bankim Chandra’s
sense of nationality differs
somewhat from today’s idea
of Indianness, the sentiment of
‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ is essentially
the same as Vande Mataram.
The phrase spread rapidly across
the country because it was in
Sanskrit and could be understood
everywhere. Its appeal lay not
only in its beauty, but also in the
powerful idea it carried, that the
motherland is supreme. Even
immensely popular as soon
after a century and a half, this
as it entered public life. It was
belief in placing the nation above
sung at the sessions of the
oneself remains radiant. The
Indian National Congress. Lala
brilliance of this patriotic mantra
Lajpat Rai also began publishing
will continue to shine for centuries
a magazine titled Vande
to come.
Mataram from Lahore. By then,
The history of Vande
some magistrates had already
Mataram shows that it became

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