• • • Bande Mataram (: Vande Mātaram) (English Translation: Mother, I bow to thee) is a poem written by in 1870s, which he included in his 1881 novel. The poem was composed into song. The first two verses of the song were adopted as the National Song of in October 1937 by the Congress Working Committee prior to the end of colonial rule in August 1947. In Indian movie, this song has been sung in many movies including (1952) whose music was composed.