Like last year chief minister Mamta 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.