No, no, no, but the dholak does not play like it did before
The mind dances not in ecstasy as it did then at Gajan
Where is that good old dam koor koor drumroll?
Where, oh where is that crazy dang da dadang drumbeat?
And so I hear the takdum drumbeats of the dholak-
Forget what is lost, O mind, get over the pain. - Monish Chatterjee
This is a folk song redolent with the festive drumbeats of Bengal's hamlets and homesteads at the time of the many festivals which defined Bengali life, especially the dhak (dholak in Hindi) sounds that recall Autumn in all its glory during Bengal's joyous Durga Puja, and also the Gajan dances to Shiva smeared in ash. This and other allied songs firmly establish SDB's deep connection to Bengal, as evidenced by the concluding line- In the spellbinding dhol beats of Bengal there is never any dissonance.
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