On an earlier occasion, “ Vande Mataram” had been set to tune in Raga Malhar by Jadunath Bhattacharya, the sangeet guru of Bankimchandra and Rabindranth. The music was scored by the noted music director, Devkantha Bagchi, in Raga Tilak-Kamod. In 1883, Anandamath was staged at the Great National Theatre under the direction of Kedar Chowdhury. But Bankimchandra was confident about the mass acceptance of “ Vande Mataram” as a national hymn. It was severely criticised by his friends and even by his daughter. Written in a blend of Sanskrit and Bengali, “ Vande Mataram” was a prayer to the Motherland. Later on, he incorporated the song in Anandamath, published in 1882.
Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay, the proficient scholar and novelist, composed “ Vande Mataram” in 1874.
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