Last Updated:December 06, 2025, 19:44 IST The original printed page of ‘Vande Mataram’, which appeared in the journal ‘Bangadarshan’, is an item that is not displayed at the museum but usually kept in a secure locker (Left) ‘Vande Mataram’ was first published in the journal ‘Bangadarshan’, edited by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay; (right) The Bankim Bhawan Gaveshana Kendra in West Bengal’s Naihati has preserved the room, desk, and personal effects associated with the song’s creation. (Image: News18) With Prime Minister Narendra Modi all set to address the Lok Sabha on Vande Mataram next week, News18 got an exclusive peek at the original printed page of India’s National Song as the country marks the 150th anniversary of the inspiring verses. For the first time, the Bankim Bhawan Gaveshana Kendra in West Bengal’s Naihati — Vande Mataram writer Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay’s birthplace — allowed a rare glimpse of the original printed page of the song from the journal Bangadarshan. This is an item that is not displayed in the museum but usually kept secure. Vande Mataram was first …