Ganeshotsav
This is a collection of articles archived for the excellence of their content. |
Hindi songs and Lord Ganesh
August 20, 2014 The Times of India
Shree Ganeshay Dheemahi
The song "Shree Ganeshay Dheemahi" is from the movie 'Virrudh' and is sung by Bollywood's one of the best singers Shankar Mahadevan. The movie features actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Sharmila Tagore, Sanjay Dutt and John Ahraham. The movie is directed by Mahesh Manjrekar and it is about family values.
Vaastav Aarti
This Ganesh Aarti played in its pristine form towards the pre-climax of Mahesh Manjrekar’s 'Vaastav' and also marked the downfall of crime and criminals in the film. It had a fervent Marathi flavour to it. The song starred Sanjay Dutt, Rema Laago, Shiva ji Satam and is composed by Jatin Lalit. The lyrics of the song are penned by Sameer and is sung by Ravindra Sathe.
Ga Ga Ga Ganapti
'Ganpati Bappa Morya!' song from the movie 'ABCD' (Any Body Can Dance) which was the directorial debut of ace choreographer Remo Dsouza was a hit one. With a fantastic choreography and drum beats, this song was played at majority of occasions other than Ganesh festivals. ABCD is the first dance 3D movie which was produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur and Ronnie Screwvala.
Ganpati Apne Gaon Chale
The original 'Agneepath' starring Amitabh Bachchan in the lead also had a Ganpati song. The song ‘Ganpati Apne Gaon Chale’ featured Vijay Dinanath Chauhan in a more somber and authoritative mode while Mithun Chakravarthy did the dancing. Both Amitabh Bachchan and Mithun performed at their best in this song. The song is composed by Laxmikant Pyaralal.
Mujhko Tera Jalwa
Shah Rukh Khan made his entry in 'Don' remake with this number where he danced during the Ganesh festival with this song. It was SRK's first Ganesh song he performed on and the song became very famous too. The song is composed by Shankar Ehsaan Loy, penned by Javed Akhtar and is sung by Shankar Mahadevan.
Tera Hi Jalwa
Salman Khan’s song ‘Tera Hi Jalwa’ from 'Wanted' became an instant hit for the unique dance steps that director-choreographer Prabhu Deva gave to the actor. Anil Kapoor, Govinda and Prabhu Deva make special appearances in the song. The song is a Bhajan and still not a bhajan.
Deva Ho Deva
Till the late 90s 'Deva Ho Deva' was the most popular Ganpati festival number and was played without fail on countdown shows like Chitrahaar and Chayageet during the festival. Amjad Khan, Mithun Chakravarthy, Danny Dangzongpa and Vijayendra Ghatge danced on this number from 'Humse Badhkar Kaun'.
Dard Ka Rishta
This is one of the most celebrated song from the old Hindi movies. Directed by Sunil Dutt, 'Dard Ka Rishta' puts light on one of the life threatening disease which is cancer. It is said that Sunil Dutt also donated his entire earnings from the movie to cancer patients and autistic children in India.
Murti Ganesh Ki
Sanjeev Kumar and Jeetendra get as dramatic as one can in this song ‘Murti Ganesh Ki’ from the 80s film 'Takkar'. The song is famous and is played in Ganesh festivals
Immersion of idols
Eco-friendly immersion in Kolhapur
Ganesh idols take shape of chalk in Kolhapur, TNN | Sep 18, 2016
KOLHAPUR/PUNE: NGOs and Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) appealed to citizens to immerse PoP idols in water containing ammonium bicarbonate. When PoP idols are immersed in this solution, it dissolves to form ammonium sulphate and calcium carbonate. Ammonium sulphate gets dissolved in water, while calcium carbonate settles as sludge.
Ammonium sulphate is a good plant fertilizer. Calcium carbonate is used as raw material to make chalk and cement additives for cement bricks and sheets.
In Kolhapur, Nisarga Mitra, a city-based forum of activists, received over 300 PoP idols on immersion day . The forum immersed the idols in artificial ponds containing water mixed with ammonium bicarbonate. Now, the forum will remove the alcium carbonate left behind as sludge in the artificial ponds to make chalk.
The sludge will be dried and the powder given to Chetana Apangmati Vikas Sanstha, an organisation that works for disabled children to make chalk. KMC has decided to buy the chalk prepared by Chetana and will be distributed in its schools.
Enthusiastic response from citizens for eco-friendly immersion+ of the Plaster of Paris (PoP) Ganesha idols+ has meant that the Kolhapur civic body gets tonnes of fertilizer and that its schools get boxes of chalk. The idea took shape after a trial run in Pune in 2015.-
