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title: "Vande Mataram was first sung at the session of the Indian National Congress in which year?"  
description: "Vande Mataram was first sung at the session of the Indian National Congress in which year?"  
author: "Devansh Misra"  
published: 2018-03-10  
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# Vande Mataram was first sung at the session of the Indian National Congress in which year? 

[Vande Mataram](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/44909/at-which-session-of-the-indian-national-congress-was-vande-mataram-sung-for-the-firsttime) was first sung at the [session](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12042/session-in-c-sharp) of the [Indian](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2471/wazirx-received-828-requests-from-indian-international-law-enforcement-agencies) National [Congress](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1298/the-us-will-release-chip-shortage-study-details-amid-funding-push) in which year? \
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## Answers

### Answer by Steilla Mitchel

### Answers is 1896 session

## National Song

The song **Vande Mataram**, **composed in Sanskrit by** **Bankimchandra Chatterji**, was a source of inspiration to the people in their struggle for freedom. It has an equal status with **Jana-gana-mana**. The first political occasion when it was sung was the 1896 session of the Indian National Congress.


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