kolkata pujor gaan or songs released during durga puja have always had a special place in the hearts of bengalis for decades though this culture has somehow faded over time to bring back that legacy of pujor gaan and rekindle the musical spirit an initiative was taken by asha audio and samaj sebi sangha where music director duo shiladityaraj brought three eminent singers kumar sanu alka yagnik and amit kumar together in a musical jukebox called phire paowa which was launched by pandit ajoy chakraborty and ustad rashid khan on tuesday at a city club through the 1970s 1980s and even 1990s there was a huge craze for puja songs this trend has almost faded pujor gaan is a nostalgia for us and we yearn for those melodies therefore we thought it is our responsibility to revive this trend and culture of pujor gaan instead of launching a separate theme song for pujo from this year onwards we will launch pujor gaan every year so that this initiative motivates others also said arijit maitra general secretary of samaj sebi sangha apeksha lahiri director of asha audio feels that the songs are melodious and refreshing and will be well received by the audience there are also few pujas in the city that are using old songs and poems as their theme music as it will help the visitors to understand the concept of the puja the gariahat hindustan club durga puja will use miley sur mera tumhara as the background score to represent the pluralistic aspect of the country whereas songs like karar oi louho kopat muktiro mondiro shopano tole will be played to highlight the sacrifice of freedom fighters