O Amar Desher Mati
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| "O Amar Desher Mati" | |
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| Song by Rabindranath Tagore | |
| Language | Bengali |
| Written | 1905 |
| Genre | Rabindra Sangeet |
| Songwriter | Rabindranath Tagore |
| Composer | Rabindranath Tagore |
"O Amar Desher Mati" (Bengali: ও আমার দেশের মাটি) is a Bengali patriotic song written by Rabindranath Tagore.[1][2] It was written against the Partition of Bengal in 1905.[1][3][4][5][2] Indira Debi Chowdhurani provided the notation of the song.[1] This song belongs to the "Shawdesh" (patriotic) group of Rabindra Sangeet. It was composed in Pilu-Baul Raga and Dadra Taal.[6]
Bengali revolutionary Krishnagopal Chowdhury sang this song on his way to death sentence given by the British Raj on charges of sedition in 1934.[7] The song inspired the Bengali fighters during the Liberation War of Bangladesh.[8] The song was used in the Bengali film Ora Egaro Jon directed by Chashi Nazrul Islam.[citation needed]
