Hai Halla Explained

Hai Halla is an Indore swachhta (cleanliness) celebration song. Indore Municipal Corporation and Rishiking created the song. It was sung by Shaan and Payal Dev, composed by Rishiking and conceived by P Narahari. After the song's success and Swachh Survekshan 2017 (monument held in 2017), Indore was recognized as India's cleanest city.^{[1] [2]}

Release

This song was released on 1 June 2017, by Venkaiah Naidu, Sumitra Mahajan and Shivraj Singh Chouhan.^[3] The song became very popular among Indore residents after its release.^[4]

Success and impact

Rishikesh Pandey popularized the campaign with Hai Halla. After the campaign's success, Hai Halla became even more popular, a regular part of the sangeet ceremony of marriage functions. The song has more than 1 million views on YouTube.

Musical Show

Indore Municipal Corporation organized a show called "Grand halla".^{[5] [6]} People listened to the voice of Rishikesh Pandey and Shan on 23 December 2017. The show was free and around 45,000 residents took part.

Notes and References

1. News: सफाई गान बजाने वाली सुरीली गाडि़यों ने बनाया इंदौर को सबसे स्वच्छ शहर, Navbharat Times Hindi. navbharattimes.indiatimes.com.
2. News: स्वच्छता सर्वेक्षण-2017 : ये दो गीत बन गए साफ-सफाई के प्रेरक, Naidunia Hindi. mnaidunia.jagran.com.
3. News: Rishikesh Pandey takes Ho Halla Campaign to the next level with Is, deccanchronicle. Deccan Chronicle.
4. News: देश का सबसे साफ शहर कैसे बन गया MP का इंदौर? सुरों ने जलाई स्वच्छता की मशाल, Zee News India Hindi. zeenews.india.com.
5. News: शान का म्यूजिकल लाइव कंसर्ट आज, Naidunia Hindi. www.naidunia.jagran.com.
6. News: Grand Halla with Shaan.