Historical Renditions
The recordings from gramophone records shared here are part of the aural stocks of Mr. Akhilesh Jha and Mrs. Rashmita Jha, from the Centre of Gramophone Records and Allied Studies (CeGrams)
National Record No. 463 (10 inches record-1905, England)
The first-ever recording of Vande Mataram, sung by Shri Narayan Chandra Mukherjee in Calcutta and recorded by Mr. Steven Carl Porter for the Nicole label. Pressed in London on...
His Master’s Voice No. P-13361 (10 inches record-1928, India)
This rare recording by Shri Vishnupant Pagnis, the celebrated actor and musician of Marathi cinema and theatre, stands as perhaps the boldest rendition of Vande Mataram. When ...
Odeon Record- N0. 94131 (10.75 inches record-1909, Germany)
A rare 10.75-inch disc issued by the Odeon label, this recording features Vande Mataram sung by Shri Satya Bhushan Gupta of Calcutta, a renowned musicologist of his time. Gupt...
His Master’s Voice- HT.80 (12 inches record-1933, India)
A 12-inch special edition record of Vande Mataram, sung by Shri Dilip Kumar Roy, from a family renowned for poetry and music. Such large-format records were reserved for signi...
Megaphone- JNG-5224 (10 inches record-1935, India)
Issued by the Megaphone Company, which proudly projected itself as a Swadeshi enterprise, this 10-inch record features one of the earliest full renditions of Vande Mataram. Su...
His Master’s Voice- N-6944 (10 inches record-1937, India)
Composed by Kamal Dasgupta, this is among the most iconic gramophone renditions of Vande Mataram. It was the first choral version of the song, arranged in a modern, anthem-lik...