September on Jessore Road
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"September on Jessore Road" is a poem by American poet and activist Allen Ginsberg, inspired by the plight of the East Bengali refugees from the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. Ginsberg wrote it after
Monsoon conditions on the Jessore Road at Barasat, West Bengal (pictured in 2011)
Bob Dylan (left) and Ginsberg in 1975, four years after they collaborated on a musical adaptation of "September on Jessore Road". Photo: Elsa Dorfman.
Bangla Desh (song)
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"Bangla Desh" is a song by English musician George Harrison. It was released as a non-album single in July 1971, to raise awareness for the millions of refugees from the country Bangladesh, formerly k
September on Jessore Road
…on Jessore Road" was one of several examples of artists voicing their support for the refugees' cause following George Harrison's charity single "Bangla Desh" and Ravi Shankar's Joi Bangla EP, both released on Apple Records in July–August 1971. During the Liberation War, the United States government under…
US picture sleeve
The reverse of the US picture sleeve for "Bangla Desh": a confronting UPI image that was also used in print advertisements for the single.
George Harrison sculpture in Dhaka, Bangladesh