Bankim Chandra Chatterjee was born to a Bengali Orthodox Brahmin Family on 26 June 1838, in Naihati, West Bengal
Chatterjee was married at the early age of 11
He wrote the song ‘Vande Mataram’ on November 7, 1875
The poem was first sung by Rabindranath Tagore in the 1896 session of the Indian National Congress
He published his novel Anandamath, depicting a Sanyasi army fighting the British soldiers, in 1882. It also had verses of Vande Mataram
He was one of the first graduates of the University of Calcutta.
Vande Mataram was adopted on January 24, 1950, providing it equal status with National Anthem Jana Gana Mana.
The original Vande Mataram comprises of 6 stanzas
Vande Mataram was translated into prose by Shri Aurobindo in his work, Karmayogin, on 20 November 1909
Bangadarshan was a monthly publishing literary magazine started by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in April 1972
