Correct option is D
The patriotic song
"Vande Mataram", written by
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, was first sung in
1896 at the
Indian National Congress (INC) session in Calcutta (now Kolkata). It was sung by
Rabindranath Tagore during the session, making it a symbol of the
Indian freedom struggle.
"Vande Mataram" was originally included in Bankim Chandra’s novel
"Anandamath" (published in
1882) and later became a powerful
inspirational song for the independence movement.
