<Tr> <Th> Media type </Th> <Td> Print (Paperback) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Pages </Th> <Td> 336 pp </Td> </Tr> <P> Anandamath (Bengali: আনন্দমঠ Anondomôţh; first English publication title: The Abbey of Bliss) is a Bengali fiction, written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and published in 1882 . Set in the background of the Sannyasi Rebellion in the late 18th century, it is considered one of the most important novels in the history of Bengali and Indian literature . Its importance is heightened by the fact that it became synonymous with the struggle for Indian independence from the British Empire . The novel was banned by the British . The ban was lifted later by the Government of India after independence . </P> <P> The national song of India, Vande Mataram, was first published in this novel . </P>

Anand math gives description of which civil uprising