Durga

==Influence==
Durga as the mother goddess is the inspiration behind the song [[Vande Mataram]], written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, during the [[Indian independence movement]], later the official national song of India.
Durga is present in [[Indian nationalism]] where [[Bharat Mata]] i.e. Mother India is viewed as a form of Durga. This is completely secular and keeping in line with the ancient ideology of Durga as Mother and protector to Indians. She is present in pop culture and blockbuster Bollywood movies like ''[[Jai Santoshi Maa]]''.
The Indian Army uses [[Hindustani language|Hindustani]] phrases like "Durga Mata ki Jai!" and "[[Kali|Kaali]] Mata ki Jai!".
Any woman who takes up a cause to fight for goodness and justice is said to have the spirit of Durga in her.<ref>{{cite book|author=Sabyasachi Bhattacharya|title=Vande Mataram, the Biography of a Song|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cJqfAAAAMAAJ|year=2003|publisher=Penguin|isbn=978-0-14-303055-3|pages=5, 90–99|access-date=18 February 2017|archive-date=19 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170219013610/https://books.google.com/books?id=cJqfAAAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Sumathi Ramaswamy|title=The Goddess and the Nation: Mapping Mother India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OWfcoMnHU8gC&pg=PA107|year=2009|publisher=Duke University Press|isbn=978-0-8223-9153-1|pages=106–108}}</ref>