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My instrumental rendition of a Bangla folk song. Many singers sang this song including Abdul Alim, Alamgir and Ayub Bachchu. Bangla lyrics in English Transliteration: Dol Dol Doloni Ranga Mathar Chiruni Ene Debo Huut theke Maan Tumi Korona Dol Dol Doloni Ranga Mathar Chiruni Ene Debo Huut theke Maan Tumi Korona Notun Notun Khopati Tule Ene Dopati Ranga Fitay bedhe debo Man tumi korona Dol Dol Doloni Ranga Mathar Chiruni Ene Debo Huut theke Maan Tumi Korona Cheye Dekho Dalim Fuley Oi Jomeche Mou Bou Kotha Kou Dakche Pakhi Koyna Kotha Bou Jhun Jhuni Mol Payete Goyna Shonar Gayete Aro Debo Naker Nolok Man Tumi Korona Dol Dol Doloni Ranga Mathar Chiruni Ene Debo Huut theke Maan Tumi Korona Chander Shathe Nitto Rate Taray Kotha Koy Apon Jona Por Hoile Taoki Prane Shoy Ektu Khani Hasho Na Kache Eshe Bosho Na Ene Debo Reshmi Churi Man Tumi Korona Dol Dol Doloni Ranga Mathar Chiruni Ene Debo Huut theke Maan Tumi Korona Rough En

Instrumental music of a Bangla folk song. Bengali pioneer rock and roll singer Firoz Shai sang this song and it was the very last performance before his untimely death. This is the second version of instrumental. I recorded it last year but today recorded it again with different variations.

Instrumental music of a nostalgic Bangla song that the legendary singer Sabina Yasmin sang many years ago. This song is dedicated to all mothers who lost their children in meaningless brutal wars.

Instrumental music of an old folk song of Bangladesh. Legendary singer Runa Laila sang this song in many memorable live performances. Many other singers performed this song.

Robin Williams' sudden death today I find to be disheartening. One actor amongst many he was but curved his unique place by his natural talent in acting that felt so genuine and sincere. What has shocked me more is the eerie resemblance of his demise with the theme of an unforgettable movie of 90s call What Dreams May Come. Pre Netflix era, in now defunct Blockbusters and other movie rental places I used to search for movies that had Robin Williams. So many remarkable movies he was in, making us cry and laugh, directing us questioning our own bigotry and perhaps stoking the subdued goodness. He was there with his larger than life laughter, poetic soliloquies, as an inspiring doctor in Patch Adams or as a loving father in Mrs. Doubtfire, as a therapist in The Good Will Hunting and an unorthodox poetry professor in The Dead Poet Society. Robin Williams gave it all portraying these and many other characters, making them part of our life and consciousness Rest in peace Robin Willi

1. When my son was born , for the first few minutes he was absolutely silent. No outburst of crying, no movement and eyes closed. The attending doctor and nurses were busy trying to find out why he was so silent. My wife was still on the operating table, drowsy and recovering from one of the most painful experiences of her life. I stood there, near the small table where the specialist was doing all kinds of procedures on my new born son, putting long tube to clear out the air passage in his mouth and nose, holding him upside down, rolling him sideways, from one side to another, checking his bright pinkish bare chest with a tiny stethoscope. No one took my pulse that day but I can assure you it was racing and increasing in every second. The dreadful thoughts flooded my mind. Was he okay? Would he breathe? I only knew my son for a few minutes and the normal worries of a parent has already started. And then a tiny voice let the world hear his first cry. So low the voice was that