Deshta Tomar Baper Naki
| "Deshta Tomar Baper Naki" | |||||||||||
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| Song by Moushumi Chowdhury | |||||||||||
| Language | Bengali | ||||||||||
| Released | 2022 | ||||||||||
| Recorded | 2022 | ||||||||||
| Genre | Protest song | ||||||||||
| Length | 5:02 | ||||||||||
| Label | EB Music TV | ||||||||||
| Songwriter(s) | Ethun Babu | ||||||||||
| Composer(s) | Ethun Babu | ||||||||||
| Producer(s) | Ethun Babu | ||||||||||
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"Deshta Tomar Baper Naki" (Bengali: দেশটা তোমার বাপের নাকি, lit. 'Does the country belong your father') is a 2022 Bengali language protest song by the Bangladeshi singer Moushumi Chowdhury, and composed by the Bangladeshi composer Ethun Babu.[1] The song gained popularity during the July Revolution of Bangladesh and the RG Kar Hospital rape and murder protests in India.
Background
Moushumi Chowdhury first sung the song in 2022 in the context of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led anti-government protests against Sheikh Hasina.[2] However, singer Ruksar Rahman claimed that she first performed the song in stage, though the song was recorded in Moushumi's voice.[3] Moushumi faced threats from the Hasina government after the release of the song, and she had leave her home for Dhaka for security purpose.[2]
Impact and legacy
The gained significant popularity during the quota reform movement of Bangladesh's July Revolution.[4]
In the late-August 2024, a singer from Assam, India named Altaf Hussein was detained for an uploading sightly modified version of the melody and lyrics of this song, for which he was alleged for creating tensions along the communal lines.[4][5]
The song also gained popularity during the protests over RG Kar Hospital rape and murder in India.[2][6]
See also
- "Awaaz Utha", hip hop protest song by Hannan Hossain Shimul composed during 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement
- "Dhana Dhanya Pushpa Bhara", patriotic song by D. L. Roy the also became popular in Bangladesh's July Revolution
References
- ^ "দেশটা তোমার বাপের নাকি... হাসিনা বিরোধী আন্দোলনের গান ঝড় তুলেছে এপারে! শিল্পী কে?" [Does the country belong to your father... The anti-Hasina movement song storms here! Who's the singer?]. Hindustan Times (in Bengali). 4 September 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ^ a b c "অপারের গান ঝড় তুলেছে জাস্টিস ফর আরজি কর' আন্দোলনে" [Song from there storms in the Justice for RG Kar movement]. The Wall (in Bengali). 4 September 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ^ "দেশটা তোমার বাপের নাকি" গানের মূল শিল্পী রুকসার রহমান" [Ruksar Rahman the original singer of the song "Deshta Tomar Baper Naki"]. Daily Gonokontho. Archived from the original on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ^ a b "'দেশটা তোমার বাপের নাকি'-র সুরে গান গেয়ে আসামে গ্রেফতার মুসলিম গায়ক" [Muslim singer in Assam arrested for singing a song in the melody of 'Deshta Tomar Baper Naki']. BBC Bangla (in Bengali). 3 September 2024. Archived from the original on 4 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "'দেশটা তোমার বাপের নাকি' গান গেয়ে আসামে গ্রেপ্তার সংগীতশিল্পী" [Singer arrested in Assam for sing 'Deshta Tomar Baper Naki']. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 3 September 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ^ "কলকাতার আন্দোলনে এবার বাংলাদেশের গান" [Bangladeshi song now in the Kolkata protests]. Jago News (in Bengali). 2 September 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2025.