It seems the crisis, the increasing tension amid the
coronavirus pandemic has brought people closer and eminent singer
Nachiketa Chakraborty too believes it.
The singer-composer who has won Bengali hearts for decades with hits such as ‘Nilame Uthchhe Desh’, ‘Briddhashram’ and ‘Nilanjana’ to name a few has now wrote a poem addressing the crisis and its impact as the fear is bringing people closer.
Through the
song
, he urges the virus to leave but at the same time keep the fear it has instilled behind as “The fear has started cleaning the air and it is building a united nation, putting aside all the differences.”
He says the situation is like “No one’s face is being seen, be it
Allah
or
Ram
as everyone’s face is covered by masks and foreheads covered with sweat,” neither is anyone asking for proof of citizenship now, which clearly refers to the controversial CAA that the central government wants to implement.
Then he sheds light on more profound issues by mentioning, “Death does not recognize countries and passes through barbed wire. If the city remains, then only its citizens remain, but who will save the city?”
Finally comes a strong political message as he compares politicians to a class of corrupt priests. “Everyday we are taught to chant mantras of resentment against others by a priesthood whose name is politics. Corona, your fear has stopped the chanting of those mantras and made people realize that they don’t need those priests,” he says through the song.
Check out the video song here:
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