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Singer Songwriter Shivam Chaurasia has released a new Navratri song Pahada Waliye as an ode to Ma Durga. The song which is a modern rendition of the Bhajan style of music has been produced keeping in mind the younger audience. "The younger generation is drawn towards modern music, not just them even in tier 2 or tier 3 towns or villages, people will not understand English but will still listen to songs by Justin Bieber. It is the music that connects. My thought process was to make a bhajan with music that the younger auidence consume, that way I will be able to pull them closer to God", says Shivam. The song was composed two years back but didn't see a release until the singer's mother asked for a song on Navratri, "My mother is a devotee of Mata Rani and she had asked me to make a song praising Goddess Durga. Since I already had the composition ready I wrote the lyrics and completed the song in 24 hours", shares Shivam.

Navratri and music has a long standing relation and the singer opines "Music during Navratri has been a tradition since generations. If you look at Gujarat where Navratri is celebrated through Garba, it is almost like a music festival. But we dont have as many new songs to play every year, we only refresh old bhajans. I want the old tradition to stay but with a modern twist in terms of the sound."