Nijeder Mawte Nijeder Gaan

"Nijeder Mawte Nijeder Gaan" (Bengali: "নিজেদের মতে নিজেদের গান", transl. "Our song about our views"),[1] is a 2021 Indian Bengali-language socio-political song released on social media by a platform named Citizens United, on 24 March 2021, just 3 days before Phase-I of 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election held on 27th March 2021.[1][2][3]

"Nijeder Mawte Nijeder Gaan"
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Song by Various
LanguageBengali
English titleOur song about our views
Released24 March 2021 (2021-03-24)
Length6:32
LabelAnupam Roy Creations
Composer(s)Subhadeep Guha
Lyricist(s)Anirban Bhattacharya
Music video
"Nijeder Mawte Nijeder Gaan" on YouTube

The song is a plea by the artistes to the people of Bengal to vote wisely.[4][5] The message of the song is anti-BJP.[1] However it does not name the party explicitly.[6] The song also rebukes the 'ideology of hatred', highlighting the need to stop the 'fascist forces'. The song strongly criticises the RSS and the BJP-led governments at the Centre and the various states.[1][7]

Background

In 2020, amid the Citizenship Amendment Act protests, Anirban Bhattacharya penned a poem in support of the protesters. He recited the poem on various occasions over the course of the protests. He along with his friend, Subhadeep Guha wanted to record the poem as a song. Their plans were hindered by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in India and the resulting lockdowns. The song was finally recorded in early March 2021, just in time to release before the elections in the state.[3]

Music Video

Features

The music video was shot in various locations across Kolkata including the Chinese Kali Bari, College Street and Jadavpur University highlighting the inclusive social fabric of Kolkata and West Bengal. It features books on the Constitution of India, Raktakarabi by Rabindranath Tagore among several others.[1] It also extends support to the LGBTQ community, the farmer protestors and the individuals affected by CAA. At a point the Bengali song transitions into Faiz Ahmed Faiz's Hum Dekhenge.[6] The video ends with a screening of the preamble of the Indian constitution.

Cast

List of performers appearing in the video (in order of appearance):[8]

Song Credits

Video Credits
  • Directed by: Riddhi Sen, Rwitobroto Mukherjee
  • Screenplay: Riddhi Sen, Rwitobroto Mukherjee, Surangana Bandyopadhyay

Reception

The song received a lot of appreciation from social media users and received more than 1 lakh views within an hour of its upload on Youtube.[3][5][9]

The line "Ami onyo kothao jabona, ami ei deshe tei thakbo", meaning "I won't go anywhere else and would continue to live in this country" slamming the narratives of 'Urban Naxals', 'anti-nationals', and 'go to Pakistan' that protestors and dissenters of the government are frequently targeted with, received significant praise from viewers.[3][9]

In response to the song, then BJP MP Babul Supriyo and candidate for Legislative Assembly Rudranil Ghosh released a song titled "Didi tumi amader bhalobashona", meaning "Didi you don't love us" referring to chief minister Mamata Banerjee, popularly known as Didi. The music video also featured actress Rupa Bhattacharya.[10][11]

See also

References
  1. "Days Ahead of Election, Bengali Artists Unite Against 'Ideology of Hatred' in Viral Song". The Wire. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
  2. Kundu, Indrajit (2021-03-25). "'Hum dekhenge': Bengal's top artistes pen protest song against BJP ahead of poll". India Today. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
  3. "In Bengal election season, artistes lend a tune to song written during CAA protests". The Indian Express. 2021-03-26. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
  4. "Once Upon A Campaign". 2022-04-10. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  5. "Ahead of Elections, Bengali Artistes Make a Plea to Vote Wisely". TheQuint. 2021-03-25. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
  6. "Two Days Before West Bengal Elections, Bengali Artistes Drop Powerful, Anti-Hate Music Video". Film Companion. 2021-03-25. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
  7. "'Vote wisely': Bengali artistes come together to send out a message ahead of polls". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
  8. নিজেদের মতে নিজেদের গান (Nijeder Mawte Nijeder Gaan) || CITIZENS UNITED || FULL SONG, retrieved 2022-04-23
  9. "Poem penned amid CAA protests released ahead of Bengal polls". Deccan Herald. 2021-03-26. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
  10. "Bengal Polls: 'তুমি এই দেশেতেই থাকো', অনির্বাণদের সুরেলা জবাব দিয়ে প্রকাশ্যে বাবুল-রুদ্রনীলদের গান". sangbadpratidin (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  11. দিদি তুমি আমাদের ভালোবাসনা Babul Supriyo BJP New Election song 2021 #babulsupriyo #rudranil #bjp, retrieved 2022-04-23
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