‘Hari Mon Maujaye’ is a devotional song in which Noti Binodini calls out in search of Hari (Sri Krishna), pleading him to come out of his playful hiding and relieve her awaiting soul. This edited version is my short tribute to two stalwarts of Bengali Theatre – Late Shri Girish Chandra Ghosh and ‘the queen of Bengali folk theatre’, Late Smt. Bina Dasgupta who famously portrayed the title role of ‘Noti Binodini’. Less

[Genre : Puja/Bondhu (Worship/Friend) Composed by Rabindranath Tagore when he was fifty-six Poush 20, 1324/ 4th January 1918 Probahini 67. Swarabitan#16 Geetapanchashikaa taken from the play Dakghar] Who will break my lock? Who will take me out of my room, o friend? No longer can I bear this lonely day without u! The day may have dawned The sun may be peeping from the horizon. I see a road before me Won’t your chariot arrive at my doorstep? All the stars in the sky stare. Unblinking. Waiting by the road of night-and-dawn… Early morning the merry pedestrians may come and go, singing in groups. The flowers may be blooming, The strings of ‘Arunveena’ may be creating some more wondrous music… Less