Archive · 28 Aug 2026
SNDT Women’s University to Host National Vande Mataram Programme
SNDT Women’s University is planning a special programme about Vande Mataram.
It will happen on August 31 in Mumbai.
The programme will mark 150 years of the national song.
People will learn about its history and connection with India’s freedom struggle.
They will also discuss what the song means today.
The event will include an audio-visual presentation.
Two discussion sessions will take place in the afternoon.
The programme will end with certificates for participants.
SNDT Women’s University will hold the ‘Vande Mataram 150: History, Thought and Education’ programme on August 31.
The one-day event will take place at Patkar Hall on the university’s Churchgate campus in Mumbai.
The programme will examine Vande Mataram’s history, freedom-struggle contribution, nationalist thought and contemporary relevance.
An audio-visual presentation and two discussion sessions on the song are scheduled during the programme.
Ashish Shelar will attend as chief guest, while Vinay Sahasrabuddhe will preside over the event.
- Who
- SNDT Women’s University and Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini are organising the programme, with Ashish Shelar, Vinay Sahasrabuddhe and Vice-Chancellor Dr Ujwala Chakradeo participating.
- What
- A one-day national awareness programme titled ‘Vande Mataram 150: History, Thought and Education’.
- When
- August 31, from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm; the valedictory session is scheduled for 4 pm.
- Where
- Patkar Hall, SNDT Women’s University’s Churchgate campus in Mumbai.
- Why
- To commemorate 150 years of Vande Mataram and examine its history, nationalist thought, freedom-struggle contribution and contemporary relevance.
- Programme title
- Vande Mataram 150: History, Thought and Education
- Date
- August 31
- Venue
- Patkar Hall, Churchgate campus, Mumbai
- Organisers
- SNDT Women’s University and Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini
- Chief guest
- Maharashtra minister Ashish Shelar
- Presiding official
- Vinay Sahasrabuddhe
- Main activities
- Inaugural addresses, a two-hour audio-visual presentation, discussion sessions and a valedictory session