Kyun roothh gayee maa dhartee
Posted on: June 5, 2026
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#the Decade of Forties – 1941 – 1950 #
Today 5th June is observed as World Environment Day. World Environment Day was observed for the first time in 1974. In this year 2026, the fifty-third World Environment Day is being observed. One host country is selected for every world environment day. This year, Azerbaijan is the host country for World Environment Day. The national theme adopted by the host country Azerbaijan for this years World Environment Day is ‘Inspired by Nature. For Climate. For Our Future’. The global World Environment Day celebrations operate under United Nations Environment Program campaign banner which is ‘#NowForClimate’.
We try to connect ourselves with these celebrations by posting a song on the blog which is relevant to the topic.
World Environment Day is related to nature. Needless to say that there is no dearth of Hindi movie songs on the topic of nature. Natures gifts, as well as its degradation have been addressed in Hindi movie songs.
Our senior members have also written about on this topic earlier. I am reproducing below text from an article by Shree Sadanand Kamath jee posted on 05th June 2023 in his post with the song ‘jungle maange dhoop paanee dhoop paanee rehne de’.
The main components of environment are atmosphere (air), lithosphere (rocks and soil), hydrosphere (water) and biosphere (living things). We have been told as to how the degradation of each of these components of environment have taken place during the last 5 decades. Some of the environmentalists have personally undertaken the studies of degradation over a period of time and their results are eye opener.
How does the degradation of environment take place? Aitareya Upanishad says that this world is made up of five elements – earth, water, sun, air, and sky. A proper balance has to be maintained between these elements and the living creatures. Any major imbalances between these elements vis-à-vis living creatures can cause environmental degradation, putting the human life in danger. One can visualise how a rising population on earth can create a disequilibrium in all the five elements leading to degradation of environment.
The conservation of environment has been one of the important topics in India’s culture and traditions since the Vedic period. In Yajurveda, there are verses highlighting the importance of protecting environment. It says that destruction of forests is dangerous for human life and for the nation. The pollution of natural environment causes destruction of vegetation which can damage the human life. Apart from Vedas, the conservation of environment is also discussed in Upanishads, Puranas, Bhagwat Geeta, Kautilya’s Arthashastra etc.
A verse in Matsya Purana has beautifully described the importance of a tree: दश कूप समावापी, दस वापी समो हदः। दशहदसमः पुत्रः, दस पुत्र समोद्रुमः। A pond is equivalent to 10 wells, 10 ponds are equivalent to one reservoir, 10 reservoirs is equivalent to one son and 10 sons are equivalent to one tree.
Here is an extract from what Shree Sudhir jee has written on this related topic on the occasion of ‘World Earth Day’ i.e. 22nd April 2018 in his post with the song ‘jai dhartee maiyyaa jai ho’ …
The world is celebrating today as the Earth Day. The western dogmas consider a once in a year celebration to be an adequate measure of honor and gratitude. In our belief system, it is a celebration and honor that happens on a daily basis. And we celebrate and seek blessing, not just for our family or our country, but for the entire planet as a whole. In the continuum of the vast annals of history, there are tales and legends in every civilization and every system of knowledge and learning, that identify the supreme importance associated with the very support system that we rest upon. In practically every system, this support system, this concept, is endowed with divine qualities – qualities that are almost always endowed with the mother, as the provider of all that is required in life, and more.
In the Greek wisdom, this concept is name as Gaia. In the Roman legends, she is called by the name Terra. In the Norse mythology, she is named as Erda. In the east, in China, she is known as Houtu or Houtushen – the Goddess Queen of Earth. In the Buddhist scriptures that span the South East Asian region, she goes by the name Phra Mae Thorani. She is worshipped as Atira or Awitelin Tsta amongst the native tribes of the Americas, who gives birth to all life. On the African continent, she is known as Odudua, the beautiful black goddess of Earth with a skin of deepest dark ebony. In our own land and in our culture, she is known by many names, the most important ones being Bhoo Devi – that which makes possible and supports all existence, and Vasudha – the provider of all wealth and riches.
Wherever, in whichever part of the world one may seek, there is a revered acknowledgement of the divinity of the earth as the mother, and the provider of all things. If one may sit down to list all the things that we need, we desire, and we dream – other than the light energy that comes from the Sun, Moon and the stars, the life breath that is the air that swirls around us, and the waters of rain that descend from the skies – all else, and I mean everything else comes forth from the very earth that we stand upon. Our existence and sustenance is – because the earth is.
Thus we see that caring and revering our environment and preserving it is part of our daily routine. It is inbuilt in our culture and we have not limited ourselves to pay lip service to the topic by merely observing one particular day for this purpose. However, despite the teachings of our scriptures and our traditions, we are guily of neglecting our environment in our pursuit of industrialization and urbanization.
As mentioned above this year’s theme for the occasion is ‘Inspired by Nature. For Climate. For Our Future ’#NowForClimate’. The audio/video released by United Nations website captures the essence of the theme extremely well.
The message conveyed in One of the links is:-
“Our planet is sending us signals – too wet –too dry – or too hot – to ignore” The planet doesn’t argue. It doesn’t negotiate. It is sending us signals: rising seas, raging wildfires, heat waves, melting glaciers. We said 1.5°C was the limit. We are crossing it. For decades, the world has heard the climate story—warnings, targets, distant deadlines. Too often, the response has been clouded by noise: delay, distraction, denial. But listen closer now. Beneath the noise, another signal is rising. Solar panels stretch across rooftops. Wind turbines line the horizon. Cities are being redesigned for people. Forests are being replanted. Climate solutions are taking root in every corner of the planet.
The song for this occasion is a reminder of the misery that nature can bring upon us if we do not pay attention to our environment and degrade it by our indiscriminate behavior.
The song in this post is from the movie ‘Dharti-1946’. This movie was directed by Manibhai Vyas and the cast of this movie had Mumtaz Shanti, Trilok Kapoor, Padma Bannerji, Vikram Kapoor, Baby Anwari, Sheikh Hussain, Pandit Iqbal, Jugal Kishore, Lakshman, Mustafa, Leela Shinde, and Tipnis. Lyrics for this film were penned by Pandit Indra and Music was composed by Bulo C Rani.
This movie has eleven songs as listed in Geet Kosh Vol-II (1941-1950). The lyricist for all the songs is Pandit Indra. Geet Kosh mentions the singer’s name for nine songs and they are Manna Dey, Hamida Bano, Mohantara Talpade, and A.R. Ojha. Four songs from this movie have been posted earlier on the blog.
Today I am presenting the fifth song from this movie and it is in the voice of Manna Dey.
Only audio of this song is available.
Song-Kyun roothh gayee maa dharti (Dharti)(1946)Singer-Manna Dey, Lyricist-Pt Indra Chandra, MD-Bulo C Rani
Lyrics
o dhartee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee
kyun roothh gayee maa dhartee ee
kyun roothh gayee maa dhartee
kyun roothh gayee maa dhartee
kyun roothh gayee maa dhartee
sookhe panghat
sookhe jharne
sookhee saaree nadiyaan
aan aan
sookhe panghat
sookhe jharne
sookhee saaree nadiyaan
aan aan
sookhee haay gagariyaa moree
sookhee haay gagariyaa moree
bharee huyee hain ankhiyaan aan aan
bharee huyee hain ankhiyaan aan aan
aag lagee kyaa saawan mein aen
aag lagee kyaa saawan mein
kyun badlee naheen barastee
o dhartee ee
o dhartee ee
o dhartee
kyun roothh gayee maa dhartee ee
kyun roothh gayee maa dhartee
kyun roothh gayee maa dhartee
kyun roothh gayee maa dhartee ee
annadaataa tu saare jag ke
bharey huye bhandaare ae ae ae
annadaataa tu saare jag ke
bharey huye bhandaare ae
rotee do o o
rotee do
mere bachchon ko
rotee do o o
rotee do o
yoon hee aaj pukaare ae
yoon hee aaj pukaare
haree bharee hanstee thhee wo jo
daane daane ko tarastee
o dhartee ee ee ee ee
ee ee
ee ee ee ee ee ee
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