![]() Thus they are inspired and lead a rebellion which results in the defeat of the British. A priest takes them to a temple where they are shown Bharat Mata. ![]() The play, set during the 1770 Bengal famine, depicts a woman and her husband who go to the forest and encounter rebels. A play by Kiran Chandra Bannerjee, Bhārat Mātā, was first performed in 1873. The image of Bhāratmātā formed with the Indian independence movement of the late 19th century. Bhārat Mātā as a concept was first perceived to be an image of the land of India prominently by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in his book Anand Math in 1880 and by Abanindranath Tagore through a 1905 painting. ![]() The concept of bhārat mātā 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. 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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