PM Modi to attend stage adaptation of Anandamath on National Unity Day eve :::::

Narendra Modi to attend stage adaptation of Anandamath on National Unity Day eve

Shantanu Chattopadhyay, Barnali Chattopadhyay and Sumitro Chattopadhyay, members of the novelist’s family, will attend the adaptation at the invitation of the Union home ministry.

The National School of Drama (NSD) production will feature around 300 artistes on a 100 ft by 100 ft stage.   

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend a 90-minute stage adaptation of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay’s 'Anandamath', the 1882 novel that includes India’s national song Vande Mataram, 

on Friday at Gujarat’s Ekta Nagar on the eve of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s 151st birth anniversary. The National School of Drama (NSD) production will feature around 300 artistes on a 100 feet by 100 feet stage.

        Artistes rehearsing for the adaptation of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay’s Anandamath.

The adaptation would offer a contemporary interpretation of the novel, highlighting every Indian’s responsibility to help build the country’s future, remain connected with its cultural heritage and contribute to national aspirations.   

Vande Mataram was first published in 1875 and later incorporated into Anandamath. The song became a rallying cry during the freedom movement. Rabindranath Tagore composed its music and sang it at the 1896 session of the Indian National Congress in Calcutta.