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The significance of Vande Mataram, composed in Sanskrit by Bankimchandra Chatterji in 1876, has become a subject of controversy.

•	Its first two stanzas have been adopted as "the national song." http://indiaimage.nic.in/nationalsong.htm New
•	The full song in Sanskrit and its English translation by Sri Aurobindo can be accessed at http://www.indianchild.com/vande_mataram.htm New
•	For a critical discussion, see A.G. Noorani's article in Frontline (January 15, 1999) http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl1601/16010940.htm New
•	Malini Parthasarathy's article in The Hindu (September 6, 2006) http://www.hindu.com/2006/09/06/stories/2006090605821100.htm New

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