Durga Puja 2018 Best Songs

Durga Puja 2018 Best Songs – Durgapuja ( worship of Devi Durga ) is not only a devotional or spiritual practice which has been nourished by the Hindus from the very past age but it is also a solemn festival in India. In Hindu religion, Goddess Durga is symbolized as the utmost energy that vanquishes all the adversity like pain, poverty, disease, sadness and envy from our life. Presently, she is also felicitated universally as an emblem of women empowerment. In this Autumn, nature embellishes herself to welcome the auspicious arrival of Devi ( Goddess ). Bengal is the main province where Durgapuja unites the hearts and souls of people and in this weal time, they celebrate the arrival of Durga with their cultural heritage and tradition.

Durgapuja And Its Evidence In Literature:

If the foundation of this holy worship has been traced, then you have to get back yourself in the time of the Ramayana when Lord Rama offered his eye to Goddess Durga before the war with Ravana and from that time Durga is worshipped as ‘Mahishasura Mardini’ unconventionally (Akal Bodhan) in Autumn (cause the actual time of adoration of Goddess was in Spring time). Her name has alluded to many myths, Purana, folktales, literatures, verses like the Ramayana, the Chandimangal, the Markandeyaa Purana, the Shiv purana and so on.

Bengal And This Ceremonial Ritual; Importance Of Mahalaya:

The actual origin of this ritual in Bengal is a little bit blur, but it has been said that the Zamindars (landlord) of Malda and Dinajpur first took the initiative and organised this sanctimonious and virtuous event. This opinion may have been contradicted, but the truth is that the Bengali perceives a cordial connection with this festival and that is why it becomes a uniform limb of their culture. The Mahalaya is acknowledged as the end of the ‘Pitra Paksha’ and it indicates the 1st day of ‘Devi paksha’. From this day people starts to count the days and every household is completely filled with happiness and enthusiasm.

The Arrival Songs Of Mahishasura Mardini; Virendra Krishna Vadra:

The year was 1931, a golden day of the cultural history in Bengal when ‘Mahisasur Mardini’ was first broadcasted from the Calcutta Akashvani radio station in the dawn of Mahalaya. The foremost man and the narrator behind that commencement were Virendra Krishna Vadra who was assisted by Pankaj Mallik ( music composer ) and Vani Kumar ( lyricist ) and it was organised by Premankur Atorthi, Raichand Boral and Nirendra Krishna Mukherjee. The main attraction of that audio programme was ‘chandipath’ by the vigorous voice of Virendra Krishna Vadra whose articulation of the Vedic mantra that brought gooseflesh to every person. Moreover, the songs of this musical composition are just unimpeachable. You will be mesmerised when you listen to the songs like ‘Bajlo tomar alor benu / matlo e vuban’ by Supriti Ghosh , ‘Taba achintya , rupcharitamahima’ by Manavendra Mukherjee, ‘Jago Durga , jago dasapraharanadharini’ by Dwijen Mukhopadhyay. This was started as a live programme, but in the year of 1958, it was broadcasted as pre-recorded format and it had been rehabilitated in every hearts of the Bengalees even after 80 years. Now it is also available on CD, DVD format and on Youtube as well.

The Other Compositions Released During The Puja Occasion:

The renowned and the most celebrated actor Uttam Kumar gave his voice for ‘Mahisasura Mardini’ in 1976 composed by Hemanta Mukhopadhyay but failed to win over the mind of the people. Among the other singers of ‘the golden era’ mention can be made of artists like Manna Dey, Hemanta Mukhopadhyay and Manabendra Mukhopadhyay whose albums used to release in every Durgapuja. Added to this, nowadays many puja songs are being released through many high profile promotional events. So in Bengal, the songs of Durgapuja are connected cordially with the cultural essence of Bengal where everybody dwindles his/her waist with the beats of dhak ( Dhaker Talle Komor Dole..)
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