West Bengal government made the singing of “Vande Mataram” compulsory in morning assemblies in all recognised madrasas across the state

West Bengal government made the singing of “Vande Mataram” compulsory in morning assemblies in all recognised madrasas across the state

¨     West Bengal government made the singing of “Vande Mataram” compulsory in morning assemblies in all recognised madrasas across the state.

¨     The directive applies before classes begin each day.

¨     The order covers government model madrasas, government-aided madrasas, and unaided madrasas.

¨     These institutions function under the Directorate of Madrasa Education.

Vande Mataram

¨     “Vande Mataram” is a Sanskrit patriotic song.

¨     It was composed by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee.

¨     The song appeared in his novel Anandamath.

¨     The novel was published in 1882.

¨     “Vande Mataram” became closely associated with the Indian freedom movement.

¨     It was adopted as the National Song of India in 1950.

Madrasas in West Bengal

¨     Madrasas in West Bengal operate under the state’s madrasa education framework.

¨     They include government model, government-aided, and unaided institutions.

¨     Morning assemblies in schools and madrasas commonly include “Jana Gana Mana.”

¨     “Jana Gana Mana” was adopted as the National Anthem of India in 1950.

Assembly Songs in State Institutions

¨  The new directive extends a similar order previously issued for schools under the Department of School Education.

¨     Before this order, “Banglar Mati Banglar Jal” was also compulsory in state schools in West Bengal.