Amruta Fadnavis devotes a song for the girl child

NAGPUR: Komal aahe, najuk aahe, aahe jari bawari, Tila jagu dya, janma gheu dya, khushal apulya ghari. This emotional appeal for the girl child is being made by none other than Amruta, wife of chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, through a song that is now on the YouTube. Amruta recorded this number at a Pune music studio recently. The same was released by the CM on Gudi Padwa.
“I am a woman and have a daughter. This issue of not allowing a girl child even the right to be born is very disturbing for me. That such a crime should be done to my gender causes deep agony,” Amruta told TOI in a chat. The song has been written by Pune-based writer Prajakta Patwardhan and has been composed by Shrirang Uhrekar.
“Prajakta wanted this song to be recorded and released on March 8, which is the women’s day,” says singer Aniruddha Joshi, who is currently helping Amruta polish her singing skills. “Just anybody singing this song would not have helped the cause. So I thought Amruta would be the right person to present it as then it would get the desired attention,” says Joshi, who has shared the stage with Amruta at many musical concerts in Nagpur. When approached, she readily agreed. “This was her first song recording and she adapted very well and fast to the studio environment,” says Joshi.
“A scratch of the song was sent to me. Since there wasn’t much time to rehearse, I practised the song on my way to Pune,” says Amruta. Planning to launch the song in Hindi too, she says she would now like to lend her voice to such social causes. “Just singing a song to stop female infanticide will not be sufficient. We will have to match it with an equally appealing video,” she continues. “I will be focusing on issues related to girl child like malnutrition too,” she says and adds that not just recording songs, she is willing to participate in any musical concert that is promoting a cause related to the survival and well-being of the girl child. “These issues require personal counselling. A song that is heard on the television or radio creates an impact and can be useful. It was aired on radio and television in Mumbai and Pune and soon it will also be heard in Nagpur,” informs Amruta.