Earth Day Network has released Dharti Ma – A Tribute to Earth, a song, as a tribute to commemorate Earth Day’s 50th Anniversary.
In an amalgamation of styles, the song has been rendered in eight languages by some of the finest musicians of India including Bombay Jayashri, Kaushiki Chakraborty (Earth Day Network Ambassadors), Hansraj Hans, Shankar Mahadevan, Mahesh Kale, Abhishek Raghuram, Shweta Mohan, MD Pallavi, and Abhay Jodhpurkar.
It featured Sayee Rakshith on the Violin, Abinandan David on the Guitar, Sumesh Narayanan on the Mridangam and Percussions, MT Aditya on the Tabla, singer Karthik, Amrit Ramnath and Sreenidhi Venkat as chorus vocalists. Dharti Ma – A Tribute to Earth is composed by Amrit Ramnath.
“Earth Day Network strongly believe that music unites people across borders, regardless of whether they speak the same language or not. In this moment of acute climate crisis, humanity needs to speak in one voice to protect our common home, Earth. The song is a gift to all who inhabit Earth. We hope it will inspire everyone to do their bit for the good of our common home – Earth,” Karuna Singh, Regional Director Asia, Earth Day Network said.
“Music heals, Music is a Prayer. We are going through a very challenging time. Through the notes and the melody, we wish for good health and wellbeing for the world,” Bombay Jayashri Ramnath, ambassador of Earth Day Network, said.
“I feel extremely honoured and privileged to be one of the ambassadors of The Earth Day Network. This song is very special and I believe it’ll help raise the awareness amongst people for our Mother Earth and the necessity of taking care of her and leave a better planet for generations to come,” Kaushiki Chakraborty, ambassador of Earth Day Network, said.
“I worship Nature. I believe in the energy of Mother Earth as much as I believe in religions. We need to invoke HER blessings NOW more than ever,” Shweta Mohan, leading playback singer, said.
