page_title: Bharat Mata
section_title: Introduction and Meaning
hierarchical_section_title: Bharat Mata / Introduction and Meaning
caption_attribution_description: English: Cover page of the 1909 magazine Vijaya, published first from Madras and then from Pondicherry, displaying ''Vande Mataram'' slogan. Source: Downloaded from this web site by Fowler&amp;fowler.
context_page_description: Bhārat Mata is the national personification of India as a mother goddess. She is usually depicted as a woman clad in a saffron sari holding the Indian national flag, and sometimes accompanied by a lion.
context_section_description: The concept of Bharat Mata as the personification of the Indian subcontinent came into existence starting in the late 19th century, especially after the Indian  Rebellion of 1857 against the British. Bharat Mata as a concept was first perceived to be an image of the land of India as depicted by Bankimchandra Chatterjee in his book Anand Math in 1882.
caption: Cover of a 1909 issue of the Tamil magazine Vijaya showing "Bharat Mata" (Mother India) with her diverse progeny and the rallying cry "Vande Mataram”.
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