Nagpur is set to resonate with patriotic fervour as thousands of citizens will take part in the nationwide collective singing of the National Song, Vande Mataram, on November 7, marking the song’s 150th anniversary.
Composed in 1875 by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, Vande Mataram holds a special place in India’s freedom history. To commemorate the milestone, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged citizens across the country to celebrate the occasion by collectively singing the song in its entirety.
Responding to this call, the Maharashtra unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is organizing mass singing events across 12 cities in the state, with the Nagpur event scheduled at Ishwar Deshmukh College of Physical Education (IDCPE), Krida Chowk, Hanuman Nagar, at 6 pm. Over 25,000 participants are expected to join the patriotic gathering.
Prominent Leaders to Attend
The event in Nagpur will be led by Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari, in the presence of several dignitaries including Maharashtra Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule, Swami Govinddev Giriji Maharaj, Padma Shri Dr Chandraprakash Dwivedi, actor Ashutosh Rana, Dayashankar Tiwari, Pravin Datke, Krishna Khopde, Mohan Mate, and Sandeep Joshi.
Organisers Shrikant Aaglawe, Sandeep Jadhav, Ritesh Gawande, Manisha Dhawade, Vishnu Changde, Narendra Borkar, and others will also be present to oversee the proceedings.
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