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The immortal national song 'Bande Mataram' has been written by:

  1. Rabindranath Tagore .

  2. Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyaya

  3. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya

  4. Surendranath Bandopadhyaya
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Explanation

Bande Mataram was written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya in 1875 and published in his novel 'Anandamath' in 1882. It became a rallying song during the Indian independence movement. Rabindranath Tagore wrote 'Jana Gana Mana', while Sarat Chandra and Surendranath were other prominent Bengali figures but not authors of this song.

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