cry of the social animal...

"Dhuti porio na, shaari porio na
churidaar aar nighty poro re
arey dhuti shaari porile mone poira jaay
ekdin bangali chilam re

baul gahiyo naa, bhaatiyali gahiyo naa
pop aar disco gao re
arey baul gaan gahile mone poira jaay
ekdin bangali chilam re...."

[Everyone wears the churidaar and nighty nowadays instead of the dhoti and saree coz the latter remind us of our bengali origin
Everyone sings the pop and disco songs nowadays instead of the baul or bhaatiyali songs coz the latter remind us of our bengali origin]

A rhythmic song that was being sung by a baul in a crowded Hwh-Kgp passenger train...It may have proved to be the bread earner for the baul, but certainly left me pondering over the thought expressed so succinctly!!
Should we call it an aping of the western culture that has forced us to forget the traditions and values of our society??Or is it a phase of change that is setting in to bring about an age of modernisation??lets ask ourselves this question and seek the answer from within...