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Kalpana sings to save Ganga

PATNA — The Bhojpuri singer and “Mishirji girl” Kalpana recently launched her latest Kanwar album “Kis liye jogi bane” from Wave music in a new nautanki style.

However, this time Kalpana has a strong message to give – “Save holy Ganga from pollution”. In this song river Ganga herself requests to kanwariyas – “mat chadhaiha hamke bholenath pe…”

Says Kalpana, “We worship rivers in this great land, and yet there isn’t a single river that is free of industrial and urban pollution.”

“Ganga has long been considered a holy river by Hindus and worshiped as the goddess Ganga. This is the most wondrous river of life, wherever it flows, supports life,” she adds.

Kisliya jogi bane - Bhojpuri album by Kalpana

In Sultanganj, the Ganga flows to the North. It is from this place that the kanwarias collect water in their kanwars and carry the holy Ganga water, with the kanwars on their shoulders. They walk 109 km up to Baba Baidyanath temple at Babadham reciting Bol Bam.

“This year the album Kis liye jogi bane has a very strong message for all Kanwarias. Sabhi kanwaria bhai-behen, jinka atma me Shiv Bhakti prabal hai, unke liye ek guhaar hai Kalpana ke taraf se. Is saal shraavan me Baba ko Gangajal arpan karte waqt ye zaroor sochiye ki kya ye Gangajal utnihi pawitra rahi jaise wo aayi thi is dharti pe? Ganga pradushan ki jimmedar humlog hi hai aur hum logon ko hi iska pratikaar dhundhna hoga. Humlog jagruk honge to sarkar bhi jagruk hone ke liye majboor honge,” She said.

Protection of the Ganga, symbolizing all rivers and water bodies, must be accorded highest priority in our national development process, Kalpana said.

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