Sholoana Bangaliana: A love that travels

Time of India

23-04-2025

There's a quiet ache that lives in every Bengali who's left Kolkata. It's not loud—it lingers in the scent of mustard oil, a stray Hemanta tune, or a rainy afternoon. It's more than nostalgia. It's
Sholoana Bangaliana
—the pure, unfiltered essence of being Bengali. Actor
Ishan Mazumder
has penned, sung and composed the song-
Sholoana Bangaliana.
Ishan, Piklu, Ayandeep and Surajit are part of this music video.
"Come
Durga Puja
, that ache swells. The smell of
shiuli
, the beat of
dhaak
, and the first strokes of Ma Durga's eyes on Mahalaya—they live vividly in memory, no matter the miles. No
panipuri
ever matches the soul-stirring tang of
fuchka
on a
shal pata
plate. You think of Coffee House—where time stood still, debates flowed with black coffee, and youth was lit with poetry and rebellion. You remember those endless
addas
, where gossip met Tagore, and football met Marx, stitched together by laughter and
Rabindra sangeet
.
You think of Satyajit Ray, of golden Kolkata afternoons, rickshaw wheels turning slowly, and the clang of trams that sounded like home.
Sholoana Bangaliana
is not just memory. It's identity. It's the sweet, stubborn pull of belonging—wherever you are in the world," said the actor