Who among the following personalities has written the National Song ‘Vande Mataram’?
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay.
- The song ‘Vande Mataram’ was composed by Bankimchandra Chatterji (Chattopadhyay) on November 7th, 1875 in a mixture of Sanskrit and Bengali words.
- It was sung by Gopal Chandra Dhar of Hooghly District in Raga ‘Desh Malhar’ for the first time in 1876.
- It was incorporated in Bankimchandra Chatterji’s famous novel ‘Ananda Math’ in 1882.