Some stanzas of “Vande Mataram” refer to Hindu goddesses. India’s religious minorities say it goes against their monotheist beliefs. Activists of the Nagaland unit of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata ...
The swearing-in of Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Sunday triggered a political and cultural row after the Tamizh Thai Vazhthu, Tamil Nadu’s state song, was played third behind Vande Mataram and the ...