Shono Ekti Mujiborer Theke

{{Infobox Song

| name = Shono Ekti Mujiborer Theke

| cover =

| alt =

| type = song

| artist = Anshuman Roy

| album = Dada Paye Podi Rey

| language = Bengali
English

| English_title = A Million Mujibors Singing

| written = {{Start date|df=yes|1971|04|13}}

| published = {{Start date|df=yes|1971|04|13}}

| released =

| recorded = {{Start date|df=yes|1971|04|22}}

| studio = Hindusthan Record

| venue = Kolkata, India

| genre = Modern music

| length = {{Duration|m=02|s=49}}

| label =

| writer =

| composer = Anshuman Roy

| lyricist = Gauriprasanna Mazumder

| producer = Upen Tarafdar

| year = 1971

| misc = {{External media

| audio1 = {{YouTube|usu174wxtaw|"Original record of the song"}}

}}

"Shono Ekti Mujiborer Theke" is a 1971 Bengali-language Indian song first broadcast from Akashvani Kolkata on 22 April. The artist and composer of this modern music was Anshuman Roy. Gauriprasanna Mazumder was lyricist of the song. The song was recorded in Hindusthan Record. This is the second song about Sheikh Mujibur Rahman that became popular in India and Bangladesh.{{cite web|url=https://www.dhakatimes24.com/2017/03/12/23787/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%80%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%AE-%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8|title=বঙ্গবন্ধুকে নিয়ে ভারতীয় গীতিকারের 'প্রথম গান'|trans-title=Indian lyricist's 'first song' about Bangabandhu|language=bn|date=12 March 2017|access-date=29 July 2022|author=Bidhan Chandra Paul|publisher=Dhaka Times|website=Dhakatimes24.com|archive-date=4 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804011346/http://www.dhakatimes24.com/2017/03/12/23787/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%80%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%AE-%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8|url-status=live}} The song inspired the people of Bangladesh during the liberation war of Bangladesh.{{cite web|url=https://www.channelionline.com/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%81-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6-%E0%A6%B6/|title='বঙ্গবন্ধু আর বাংলাদেশ- শোক হোক শক্তি'|trans-title="Bangabandhu and Bangladesh - May the grief be power"|language=bn|date=16 August 2016|access-date=28 July 2022|website=channelionline.com|publisher=Channel i|archive-date=29 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220729211358/https://www.channelionline.com/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%81-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6-%E0%A6%B6/|url-status=live}}

Background

On 13 April 1971, vocalist Anshuman Roy, lyricist Gouriprasanna Majumdar, vocalist Dinendra Chowdhury and Upen Tarafdar who was producer of Akashbani Kolkata were sitting and chatting over tea at a tea shop located near a movie theater called Padmashri in Kolkata. At that time they were discussing the situation in East Pakistan during the 1971 war. During the chat, Upen Tarfdar played 7 March Speech of Bangabandhu on the tape recorder to everyone. He then expressed his desire to play a song during the broadcast of the speech from radio station due to its short length.{{cite web|url=https://bangla.bdnews24.com/glitz/article2031252.bdnews|title='শোনো একটি মুজিবরের থেকে' গানটি যেভাবে এল|trans-title=How the song 'Shono Ekti Mujiburer Theke' came about|language=bn|first=Saimum|last=Saad|date=16 March 2022|access-date=29 July 2022|website=Bdnews24.com|archive-date=29 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220729211200/https://bangla.bdnews24.com/glitz/article2031252.bdnews|url-status=live}} Then Gouriprasanna Majumdar wrote the lyrics. Anshuman Roy then decided to sing a song based on the lyrics, which he composed himself.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/bengali/news-47601176|title=চায়ের আড্ডায় সিগারেটের কাগজে যেভাবে জন্ম হয় 'শোন একটি মুজিবরের থেকে' গানটির|trans-title=How the song 'Shono Ekti Mujiburer Theke' was born on a cigarette paper in a tea party|language=bn|first=Amitabh|last=Bhattasali|date=17 March 2019|access-date=29 July 2022|website=BBC|archive-date=2 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200602224956/https://www.bbc.com/bengali/news-47601176|url-status=live}}

Broadcast and record

After the song is completed, Anshuman sang the song at the residence of Devdulal Banerjee, a news reader of Akashvani at Purndas Road.{{cite web|url=https://www.banglanews24.com/delhi-kolkata-agartala/news/bd/447059.details|title=সেই গানের ইতিহাস: শোনো, একটি মুজিবুরের থেকে লক্ষ মুজিবুরের...|trans-title=History of that song: Shono, Ekti Mujiburer Theke Lokkho...|language=bn|first=Bhaskar|last=Sardar|date=7 December 2015|access-date=29 July 2022|website=Banglanews24.com|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220729212028/https://www.banglanews24.com/delhi-kolkata-agartala/news/bd/447059.details|archive-date=29 July 2022|url-status=live}} While singing, Upen Tarafdar recorded the song using a spool recorder. He decided to play the song from Aakashvani Kolkata's radio station during the broadcast of the speech at "Sangbad Bichitra" program in the same day the song was recorded. Nine days after its airing, the song was officially recorded at a studio named Hindusthan Record. At that time the song, directed by Dinendra Chowdhury, was recorded separately in English.