Vande Mataram To Be Played At Red Fort On Independence Day
Vande Mataram will be played at the Red Fort on August 15, marking the first time the national song will feature as a scheduled item
Vande Mataram will be played at the Red Fort on August 15, marking the first time the national song will feature as a scheduled item in the formal Independence Day programme, a defence ministry official said. It will be rendered immediately before the national anthem at the close of the Prime Minister’s address.
The addition comes just over a week after Parliament passed the Prevention of Insults to Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026, extending to Vande Mataram the protection the 1971 law affords the national anthem. About NDTV (English news channel) NDTV is India's Most-Trusted News Broadcaster with the latest updates in news, sports, entertainment and much more from within India and around the world.
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