‘Mahadurga’: A musical tribute to goddess Durga

A special audio-visual musical project titled “Mahadurga” has been released, celebrating the glory of Goddess Durga and conveying powerful messages of women’s empowerment, humanity, justice and courage. The music video premiered on the Gaan Janala YouTube channel on Friday.

Blending Bengali classical, folk and contemporary musical traditions, “Mahadurga” portrays the various forms and divine attributes of Goddess Durga while highlighting the importance of justice, bravery and raising a voice against violence against women. 

The lyrics have been written by Sanjiban Chakraborty, with composition by Bhavasindhu Sarkar and music production by Shamim Hasan. The music video has been directed by Anik Kanti Sarkar. 

The song features vocals by Bhavasindhu Sarkar, Dola Adhikari, Shubhra Sarkar, Moumita Biswas, SD Sagar, Sikta Saha, Sohag Chandra Saha and Tannne Saha. 

The chorus includes Sanchay Sarkar, Susmita Mondal, Swarnali Sarkar Trisha, Shrabani Mridha, Snigdho Biswas, Ajoy Chowdhury and Shimul Sarkar.