Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the year-long commemoration marking 150 years of India’s national song, ‘Vande Mataram’, at a grand ceremony organized by the Culture Ministry on November 7, at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi.

The event will mark the formal launch of nationwide celebrations that will run from November 7, 2025 to November 7, 2026, honouring the timeless composition that inspired India’s freedom movement and continues to symbolize national pride and unity.

The celebrations will begin at 10:00 AM with a mass singing of the full version of ‘Vande Mataram’ across public spaces throughout the country. Citizens from all walks of life – including school and college students, government officials, elected representatives, police personnel, teachers, doctors, drivers, and shopkeepers – will join in unison, synchronized with the main event in New Delhi in the presence of the Prime Minister.