Mysore/Mysuru: A song written, composed and sung by a College Lecturer with a folk touch on Coronavirus has gone viral. Dr. Vijayalakshmi Manapur, a lecturer working in Maharaja’s College in city, has not only written the song titled ‘Corona Bandaite Jopaana,’ she has also composed music and sung the folk song much to the delight of people living in rural areas and as a result, the song has become an instant hit in social media.

Her husband P. Premkumar Wellington, whose mother-tongue is Tamil, has also translated the song into Tamil (Coronavin Karappu Nilal) and has sung the Tamil version. And their son P. Pranil has sung the Hindi version (Corona Mahamari Ka). All the three versions of this composition are popular now.

Dr. Vijayalakshmi is an expert on folk and teaches folk subjects in her College. “Over 80 percent of our population live in rural areas. I wanted to create awareness about this deadly virus among rural folk. I thought folk tune would be a good idea and hence wrote the song, composed the music with folk touch and sung it. This song has now reached rural households in Karnataka,” she said.

The Tamil version of the same song has also been a hit. Her husband Premkumar, who works in Mysore Akashavani, is delighted about this. Interestingly, the Hindi version of the song sung by their son  Pranil has now reached other parts of the country through their friends in Delhi, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala.