Hubli :
Protests? Writing on women empowerment? These are passe. Two musicians in Hubli chose to be different. Neill Braganza and Akshay Nagmule are trying to encourage women and instil confidence in them through their inspirational song ‘Adhira’ (fearless) based on women empowerment. The song is not only meant to motivate women but also a wake up call to officials to check atrocities on women.
What motivated them to write this song? Said Akshay Nagmule: ”We hadn’t met a common friend for three years. We went to see him. We were shocked to learn that his sister was raped. We met her. She stopped going to college and sank into depression. We tried our best to cheer her and boost her confidence but she showed no sign of returning to normal life. This incident made me compose this song which can motivate depressed women into leading a life with dignity.”
Akshay said: ”Neill and I worked on the song. While I wrote the lyrics, he tuned it. I sung it before my friend’s sister several times. After listening to it, she slowly started putting her life back on track. Now, she has decided to go college.”
Neill Braganza said we should begin by educating the children in schools on how important it is to respect the girl child. We feel good to see women standing up for their rights and shining in all sectors. We thought this song might be the powerful medium to convey our ideas. As we are passionate about music, we have composed this song and dedicated it to our friend’s sister,” he said.
The song is composed in Hindi to reach out to more people. The song has received a good response as it has been uploaded online. There are plans to translate the song into Kannada. Akshay and Neill are taking this song to big cities.
Song of courage
Khogayi hai teri jeene ki tamanna….(the first line)
(the last stanza)… Mat reh udaas…
Haan haq hai tujhe jeene ki apni ye puri zindagi
Tera haq tujhse koi nahi cheen sakta
Kyun ki tu hai… Adhira!
(You have lost the will to live … don’t be sad… you have the right to live, no one can snatch away your right, because you are fearless).
source: http://www.articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> City> Hubli / by Mallikarjun Hiremath / TNN / June 18th, 2013