This CD is a double album of 14 songs written by Rabindranath Tagore over 100 years ago. Dr. Shahriar Alam, an engineer, Technical Fellow, professor, better known for her patents & publications in Material Science & Engineering, returns to her Bengali roots. She wanted both Bengalis and non-Bengalis alike experience the universal message of Tagore. Her album is a unique juxtaposition of Tagore songs sung in the old classical style, accompanied by her very modern and original soundtracks. She combines novel and diverse instruments from all over the world to create broad, traditional and contemporary appeal.

Song to the Beloved by Shahriar Alam is an ebook that contains the original Tagore songs in Bengali, its transliteration in English (how to pronounce the words) and poetry translations of the Bengali songs ( My Jewels from Tagore) in English as interpreted by the singer to help non-Bengalis or second generation Bengalis understand the meaning of the song. This is sold separately from the album but we are offering a free download with the purchase any album as a a new release special.