Mamata Banerjee pens lyrics of Durga puja theme song

  • | Tuesday | 11th September, 2018

File | Photo Credit: PTIWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has composed the theme song for a popular city Durga puja this year. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee gives final touches to an idol of Goddess Durga in Kolkata. Last year singer Shreya Ghosal had lent her voice to the theme song. Even during the last year’s Durga puja event, the Chief Minister had composed the theme song of Suruchi Sangha puja Boichitrer muktoy gantha ekotar monihar (the jewel of unity is stitched with a string of pearls of diversity). Patronised by Arup Biswas, Suruchi Sangha is one of the most popular Durga pujas of the city

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee gives final touches to an idol of Goddess Durga in Kolkata. File | Photo Credit: PTI more-in West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has composed the theme song for a popular city Durga puja this year. Ms. Banerjee said on Monday at a function with organisers of Durga puja committees, that the lyrics are aimed at bringing back the spirit of agomoni (traditional Bengali songs invoking the goddess) songs in theme music once again. “I had been asked by Arup (Banerjee’s cabinet minister Arup Biswas) to compose the theme song for his Durga puja (Suruchi Sangha) and I decided to retain the spirit of Agomoni songs like Ja Devi Sarbabhuteshu in my lyrics. Hope it will be liked by everyone,” she said. Also Read Mamata Banerjee’s sop for Durga Puja Popular singer and West Bengal Minister of State for Culture, Indranil Sen has lent voice to the lyrics. Mr. Sen, who regaled the audience at Netaji Indoor Stadium with the song during the function said, “There is a devotional side in the lines Jai Maa Jai Durga...” “The lyrics have been penned by Didi(Mamata) and it is the theme song of a prominent puja committee. I am happy to be associated with it,” the Minister said at the function. Even during the last year’s Durga puja event, the Chief Minister had composed the theme song of Suruchi Sangha puja Boichitrer muktoy gantha ekotar monihar (the jewel of unity is stitched with a string of pearls of diversity). Last year singer Shreya Ghosal had lent her voice to the theme song. Patronised by Arup Biswas, Suruchi Sangha is one of the most popular Durga pujas of the city

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