Sahitya Samrat

BANKIM CHANDRA CHATTOPADHYAY: LITERARY NATIONALISM AND THE BIRTH OF VANDE MATARAM

Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, the 'Sahitya Samrat', engineered India's cultural nationalism through novels like Anandamath and Durgeshnandini. His immortal composition, Vande Mataram, currently celebrating its 150th anniversary, served as the ultimate battle cry for India's freedom struggle and remains our National Song.