Archive · 6 Jan 2026
Odisha Schools to Recite Vande Mataram on Jan 12
On January 12, all schools in Odisha will sing Vande Mataram together.
This day is also Swami Vivekananda's birthday and National Youth Day.
Students will also say a special promise for a self-reliant India and pick one student to be an ambassador for this idea.
There will be fun competitions, and the best singers will get prizes.
The government has divided the state into five areas and trained teachers to help students sing well.
The culture minister said this song is very important for India's freedom and makes people feel strong and brave.
All educational institutions in Odisha will sing Vande Mataram on January 12, coinciding with Swami Vivekananda Jayanti and National Youth Day.
Students will recite the 'Atmanirbhar Bharat Swadeshi Sankalp' and nominate an 'Atmanirbhar Bharat Ambassador' from each institution.
Competitions will be organized, and meritorious participants will be felicitated.
Youth clubs across the state will also participate in the collective singing programme.
The state has been divided into five zones for zonal-level training programmes to ensure smooth singing.
- Who
- Students and youth clubs across Odisha
- What
- Collective singing of Vande Mataram and related activities
- When
- January 12, coinciding with Swami Vivekananda Jayanti and National Youth Day
- Where
- All educational institutions across Odisha
- Why
- To instill national consciousness, patriotic fervour, and inspire Atmanirbhar Bharat
- Date
- January 12
- Occasion
- Swami Vivekananda Jayanti and National Youth Day
- Initiative
- Collective singing of Vande Mataram
- Additional Activity
- Recitation of 'Atmanirbhar Bharat Swadeshi Sankalp'
- Special Role
- Nomination of 'Atmanirbhar Bharat Ambassador'
- Training Zones
- Jeypore, Berhampur, Balasore, Sambalpur, Bhubaneswar
- Organizing Department
- Odia Language, Literature and Culture department
