Dhoom Machale,” a popular Hindi film song played at the end of Zohran Mamdani’s first speech as New York City’s mayor-elect, nodded to his Indian roots.

PM Narendra Modi on Sunday called on the nation to mark the 150th year of 'Vande Mataram', describing India's national song as \"a surge of .

The Jammu and Kashmir Department of Culture, required all students and staff to recite Vande Mataram, participate in musical and cultural programs commemorating the 150th year of the national song.

With his win over former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa, the 34-year-old democratic socialist will soon become the city's first Muslim mayor, the first of South Asian heritage, the first born in Africa and the youngest mayor in more than a century.