'Vande Mataram' & 'Jana Gana Mana': What makes India’s national song different from national anthem?

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has directed that ‘Vande Mataram’ will be sung before the national anthem, ‘Jana Gana Mana’, at all government events. India has marked 150 years of its ...
LAist

Indian Song, Controversy Turn 100

Across India today, they're singing Vande Mataram, that's India's national song. It's not India's national anthem, that's another song, though both songs have equal status. The Indian government has ...
Variety

‘RRR’ Composer and Director on How the Song ‘Naatu Naatu’ Became Such a Rip-Roaring Rouser

Composer-songwriter M.M. Keeravani and director S.S. Rajamouli talk about the making of the musical number that has enraptured international filmgoers, with a Golden Globes win and Oscar shortlist nod ...