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Shantanu Moitra’s ‘Songs of the River - Ganga’ is a journey of self discovery

Add this book, unveiled by Gulzar, to your 2025 reading list

Netizens who follow music composer Shantanu Moitra on social media know about his spiritual journey along the banks of Ganga. For those who don’t, Moitra embarked on a journey on a cycle from Gomukh to Gangasagar in 2021, through which the musician unveiled an unseen side of India. Titled the Songs of the River - Ganga, Moitra shared glimpses from the 3000km cycle expedition on Instagram, and wrote a special column for My Kolkata (link below) about it. Taking a new leap in the new year, he has published the journey in the form of a book, which has been unveiled by Gulzar. Moitra described the book as a “repository of my memories as I cycled down Ganga in 2021”. A new year calls for new books, and this journey of self discovery by Moitra definitely calls for a read. Grab your copy here.

— Pooja Mitra

Also read: ‘Songs of the River’: Shantanu Moitra’s takeaways from a life-changing journey