Talented pre-teen Shahana Shome dedicates song to save the girl child

In her second such effort, Shome, who idolizes Asha Bhosle, has come up with her new cover song "O Ri Chiraiya" which was released on her YouTube channel recently.

Before this, she released a single titled "Yun Saja Chand" (originally sung by Asha Bhosle) to raise funds for helping the education of underprivileged children.

The Rotary Club of Bombay-Powai supported the initiative and they were able to raise a fund of Rs. 1.34 lakh.

Rotary has utilised this fund along with other funds to donate a sum of Rs 3 lakh to Rishi Valmiki Eco School, Goregaon (W), Mumbai.

Using this money, according to the organisation, they will be able to fund the school fees of 30 students from Class X and two students from Class IX.

The school will be also utilizing these funds as school fees to pay four teachers, paying off 50 per cent of their salaries for eight months.

The new song by Shome is an effort to spread the message - "Save the Girl Child' - through music and poetry.

This cover is a song penned by Swanand Kirkire and put to music by Ram Sampat, and titled "O Ri Chiraiya".

With some additional poetry by her father and enhanced by the haunting melody of the violin, Shome’s emotional rendition of this unique composition brings alive the whole concept through this father-daughter interplay.

"I shall continue my efforts to highlight social issues and to bring about a change through my musical productions from time to time. I hope you like it and spread the message far and wide. If through this we are able to help even one girl child anywhere, we would feel blessed," said Shome.