Ministry of Information & Broadcasting press release · 25 March 2026 · pibtracker filter

Akashvani to Broadcast Full Version of National Song “Vande Mataram” from 26th March

PRID2244935 MinistryMinistry of Information & Broadcasting Released25 March 2026 Reading6 min

Full 6-Stanza “Vande Mataram” Being Recorded in Regional Versions to Showcase Musical Diversity Posted On: 25 MAR 2026 2:02PM by PIB Delhi It has been a tradition for Akashvani stations to open their morning broadcast with its iconic signature tune followed by the two-stanza version of the National Song “Vande Mataram” (duration 65 seconds) , since Independence. In view of the Ministry of Home Affairs guideline dated 28 th January, 2026 on the National Song containing six stanzas, all stations of Akashvani will start broadcasting the new version of the Song with effect from 26 th March, 2026. The new version has a duration of 3 minutes 10 seconds. The initial version to be broadcast is sung by renowned Hindi Classical Vocalist Pt. Chandrashekhar Vaze in Raag Des. Several other versions of the National Song are also being recorded to accommodate regional variety of musical instruments. These versions will be adopted by Akashvani stations located in respective states. **** Mahesh Kumar/ Vivek Vishwash (Release ID: 2244935) Visitor Counter : 2805 Read this release in: Bengali , Assamese , Urdu , हिन्दी , Marathi , Bengali-TR , Manipuri , Punjabi , Gujarati , Telugu , Kannada , Malayalam Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Akashvani to Broadcast Full Version of National Song “Vande Mataram” from 26th March Full 6-Stanza “Vande Mataram” Being Recorded in Regional Versions to Showcase Musical Diversity Posted On: 25 MAR 2026 2:02PM by PIB Delhi It has been a tradition for Akashvani stations to open their morning broadcast with its iconic signature tune followed by the two-stanza version of the National Song “Vande Mataram” (duration 65 seconds) , since Independence. In view of the Ministry of Home Affairs guideline dated 28 th January, 2026 on the National Song containing six stanzas, all stations of Akashvani will start broadcasting the new version of the Song with effect from 26 th March, 2026. The new version has a duration of 3 minutes 10 seconds. The initial version to be broadcast is sung by renowned Hindi Classical Vocalist Pt. Chandrashekhar Vaze in Raag Des. Several other versions of the National Song are also being recorded to accommodate regional variety of musical instruments. These versions will be adopted by Akashvani stations located in respective states. **** Mahesh Kumar/ Vivek Vishwash (Release ID: 2244935) Full 6-Stanza “Vande Mataram” Being Recorded in Regional Versions to Showcase Musical Diversity " /> It has been a tradition for Akashvani stations to open their morning broadcast with its iconic signature tune followed by the two-stanza version of the National Song “Vande Mataram” (duration 65 seconds), since Independence. <img alt="All India Radio Is Only Akashvani Now. Experts Weigh In With ..." src="https://static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/userfiles/image/image001Y15U.jpg" style="height:396px; width:564px" /> In view of the Ministry of Home Affairs guideline dated 28th January, 2026 on the National Song containing six stanzas, all stations of Akashvani will start broadcasting the new version of the Song with effect from 26th March, 2026.  The new version has a duration of 3 minutes 10 seconds. The initial version to be broadcast is sung by renowned Hindi Classical Vocalist Pt. Chandrashekhar Vaze in Raag Des. 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