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Ekla Chalo Re

1905; first published September 1905 · 20th century · Also known as Jôdi Tor Dak Shune Keu Na Ase Tôbe Ekla Chôlo Re

Rabindranath Tagore wrote "Ekla Chalo Re" in 1905 at Giridih, in present-day Jharkhand. It was one of 22 protest songs he wrote in the Swadeshi period of the Indian freedom movement, and with "Amar Sonar Bangla" it became one of the key songs of the movement against the partition of the Bengal Presidency in 1905.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Ekla Chalo Re. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ekla-chalo-re
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