Dhana Dhanya Pushpa Bhara
"Dhana Dhanya Pushpa Bhara" | |
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Dwijendrageeti[1] | |
Released | 1907 |
Recorded | 1905 |
Genre | Patriotic |
Songwriter(s) | Dwijendra Lal Roy |
Composer(s) | Dwijendra Lal Roy |
Lyricist(s) | Dwijendra Lal Roy |
"Dhana Dhanya Pushpa Bhara" (Bengali: ধনধান্য পুষ্প ভরা, lit. 'Lavished with a wealth of grains and flowers') is a Bengali language patriotic song composed by the Indian litterateur Dwijendra Lal Roy in 1905. The song was composed in the context of the First Partition of Bengal and the Swadeshi Movement. It is one of the most popular Bengali patriotic songs, both in Bangladesh and India.
Background
The first partition of Bengal came to effect on 20 July 1905, where the British colonial government split the unified province of Bengal Presidency into two parts along communal lines–East Bengal and Assam having a majority of Muslims and West Bengal having a majority of Hindus. The event triggered a nationalist surge particularly among the Bengali Hindus, who claimed this move as politically motivated. Along with a host of others, songs such as this were meant to rekindle the unified spirit of Bengal and to raise public consciousness against the communal political divide. Dwijendra Lal Roy wrote the song during this time in 1905. The song was later included on his play Shajahan in 1907.[2]
Popularity
The song was one of the various songs that were used to encourage the Bangladeshi freedom fighters during the Liberation War of Bangladesh.[3] The song ranked 10th in the list of the twenty greatest Bengali songs of all time in a 2006 survey conducted by BBC Bangla.[4] The song became popular during the July Revolution of Bangladesh when thousands of protesters chorused the song on 3 August 2024.[5]
Lyrics
Bengali original[6] | English translation |
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ধনধান্য পুষ্পভরা আমাদের এই বসুন্ধরা[a] |
Lavished with a wealth of grains and flowers is our Mother Earth. |
See also
- "Amar Sonar Bangla", the national anthem of Bangladesh by Rabindranath Tagore, also written in the context of the First Partition of Bengal
- Dwijendrageeti
Citations
Notes
References
- ^ Experts, Arihant (22 August 2019). Know Your State West Bengal. Arihant Publications India limited. ISBN 978-93-131-9801-7.
- ^ Ray, Dwijendralal Ed. Sajahan.
- ^ Mallick, Sadya Afreen (19 July 2016). "DL ROY Patriotism to the fore". The Daily Star.
- ^ "সর্বকালের সর্বশ্রেষ্ঠ বাংলা গান". BBC Bangla. 3 May 2006. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
- ^ "Explained: How Bangladesh quota protests spiralled into Hasina's ouster". The Federal. 5 August 2025.
- ^ "ধনধান্য পুষ্প ভরা দেশের ডি এল রায়". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 19 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ a b "'ধন ধান্য': ভুলে ভরা". Prohor (in Bengali). Retrieved 29 July 2025.