Mamata Banerjee writes songs for Durga Puja

KOLKATA: Like last year chief minister Mamata Banerjee penned the theme song for a well-known community puja, Suruchi Sangha- one of the main pujas in the city organised by Trinamool Congress leader and state Youth and Sports Minister Aroop Biswas.
Not only Banerjee but top composers, singers and DJs of Bengali film industry have recorded custom-made Puja music for various organizers in the city this year.
Banerjee's song this year 'Prithibi Ektai Desh' (the world is one country) talks about universal brotherhood, harmony and peace. The music is composed by Jeet Ganguly and has been sung by playback singer Palak Muchhal. The video has been directed by cine director Kaushik Ganguly with creative inputs by Churni Ganguly.
Not only Suruchi Sangha but major puja organisers are also into the fray to create theme songs for their pujas. The big organisers who are in the list include major pujas like Chetla Agragami, Bosepukur-Talbaga, Sreebhumi Sporting Club, Tollygunge Udyan Club and Selimpur Naskarpara. In some cases the organisers themselves have lent their voices to their respective theme songs.
For Naktala Udayan Sangha, which is patronized by State Education Minister Partha Chatterjee, the theme song is being sung by singer Surojit and Sayan Ghosh. The theme of the puja is inner value. The theme song of Hindusthan Club this year is called 'Parar Gaan' (Song of the Neighbourhood). It has been penned by senior TMC leader Chandrima Bhattacharya and music is composed by Debaditya Chaudhury.
The theme songs are also released as audio CDs 15-20 days ahead of Durga Puja and are uploaded on Youtube. Some of the clubs, who cannot afford to pay for top-notch musicians and singers, opt for local singers and have DJs to compose the theme song for their clubs.