Hok Kolorob- the words that are echoing India's Jadavpur University students' peaceful protest all over the internet- were born in Bangladesh, says a Time of India report. The report quoted singer Shahana Bajpaie as saying, “"... Hok kolorob was penned by Rajib [Ashraf].” “… he read it out to Arnob after waking him up in the middle of the night. He took an immediate liking to it and composed the song in a few days.” “Later, the song was used in the album titled Hok Kolorob in 2006," Shahana said.
She lived in Dhaka between 2000 and 2007 and was married to popular Bangladeshi singer Arnob at that point in time, knows both friends from close quarters. HokKolorob now embody the soul of the student agitation sweeping through Kolkata campuses and streets in the wake of the September 17 police brutality on peaceful protesters at Jadavpur University, the Times of India report said. “Even social media is brimming over with the hashtag #hokkolorob, echoing the united voice of city students through the internet, and in turn, the world.” The ongoing Jadavpur University students protest erupted from an incident last month, in which a student at the University in Kolkata was allegedly sexually assaulted on campus, according to various reports.
Unsatisfied with officials' response, students began to protest, demanding an independent investigation into the attack.