Ekbar Biday De Ma Ghure Ashi Explained

Ekbar Biday De Maa Ghure Asi
Artist:	Several artists
Language:	Bengali
Genre:	Pariotic
Composer:	Pitambar Das

"Ekbar biday de Ma ghure ashi" (Bengali: একবার বিদায় দে মা ঘুরে আসি, "Bid me goodbye Mother") is a Bengali patriotic song written by Pitambar Das.^[1] This song was composed in honour of Khudiram Bose.^[2] ^[3] ^[4] This song is still very popular in West Bengal (India), Khudiram Bose is highly revered as a hero in India.

Background

Khudiram Bose was the first Bengali rebel hanged by the British Government during the Indian National Movement. Khudiram took part in armed revolution against the British Raj, was sentenced to death, and hanged on 11 August 1908.^[5] At that time he was only 18 years old. The song was written on the occasion of Khudiram's death. It was celebrated as a farewell song by Khudiram.^[6]

Theme

The song was written when young Khudiram was hanged to death. In the song, (in first person narrative), Khudiram is asking his mother to bid him goodbye (since he is going to die). The song goes on– "Let me wear the noose round my neck with pleasure. I'll come back in due time. Let the world be witness."

Notes and References

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Book: Aurobindo Mazumdar. Vande Mataram And Islam. 26 June 2012. 1 January 2007. Mittal Publications. 978-81-8324-159-5. 34–35.
Book: West Bengal (India). Information & Cultural Affairs Dept. India's struggle for freedom: an album. 26 June 2012. 1987. Dept. of Information & Cultural Affairs, Govt. of West Bengal. 71.
Book: Probal Dasgupta. The otherness of English: India's auntie tongue syndrome. 26 June 2012. 1993. Newbury Park. 978-0-8039-9456-0. 59–60.
Book: Sarmila Bose . Sarmila Bose . 2011 . Dead Reckoning: Memories of the 1971 Bangladesh War . Columbia University Press . 132 . 978-0-231-70164-8.
Book: Sunil Gangopadhyaya. East-West. 26 June 2012. 1 January 2004. Sahitya Akademi. 978-81-260-1895-6. 350–.
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