<p class="rtejustify">"Vote Haakebeku". No, this is not the slogan of a voting campaign, but the words of a song being widely shared on WhatsApp groups in Bengaluru.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections, a group of committed citizens has come together to pen a song to encourage more people to be a part of a positive change by exercising their right to vote.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">The song has been written by Padmanabha Arkalgud, an 81-year-old social activist and the founder president of Citizens Forum, Yelahanka New Town. </p>.<p class="CrossHead rtejustify">The lyrics </p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">The song starts off as "Votealli hodibeku, yochasi matava needabeku" (Hit with your vote, think and cast your vote), and throws light on the power of a vote. "A vote cast in favour of the right candidate can change the face of a constituency and the country at large. The song aims to make people realise the power of their vote," said Lohit B N, a member of Let’s Be The Change, a non-profit organisation that has created the video.</p>.<p class="CrossHead rtejustify">Composition </p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">The song has been sung by Arun Kumar and Devaramallur Mahesh Kumar, while the music was composed by Punyesh, music director and founder of the Kalabhrama Music Academy.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">"We want more people to come forward and vote and this song is our contribution to the society at large.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">"We have already been flooded with a lot of positive responses from people who watched the song on WhatsApp and YouTube," Arkalgud added.</p>
<p class="rtejustify">"Vote Haakebeku". No, this is not the slogan of a voting campaign, but the words of a song being widely shared on WhatsApp groups in Bengaluru.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections, a group of committed citizens has come together to pen a song to encourage more people to be a part of a positive change by exercising their right to vote.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">The song has been written by Padmanabha Arkalgud, an 81-year-old social activist and the founder president of Citizens Forum, Yelahanka New Town. </p>.<p class="CrossHead rtejustify">The lyrics </p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">The song starts off as "Votealli hodibeku, yochasi matava needabeku" (Hit with your vote, think and cast your vote), and throws light on the power of a vote. "A vote cast in favour of the right candidate can change the face of a constituency and the country at large. The song aims to make people realise the power of their vote," said Lohit B N, a member of Let’s Be The Change, a non-profit organisation that has created the video.</p>.<p class="CrossHead rtejustify">Composition </p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">The song has been sung by Arun Kumar and Devaramallur Mahesh Kumar, while the music was composed by Punyesh, music director and founder of the Kalabhrama Music Academy.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">"We want more people to come forward and vote and this song is our contribution to the society at large.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">"We have already been flooded with a lot of positive responses from people who watched the song on WhatsApp and YouTube," Arkalgud added.</p>