Indigenous Fraud, Indigenous Identity theft!
Purna Das Baul was the first to record this in his father's tune, Babu Kishan was the second to record his Grandfather Guru's song but in his tune.
Now there are literally hundreds of people all over India singing this song without any idea where the song originates. This song has been probably one of the most re-recorded Baul songs, without the re-recording pretendian fake Baul ever giving credit.
Probably, because they didn't know where it came from other than Purna Das Baul singing it on the radio and back in those days, when pretendian Baul was a newer thing in the past generation of the flow of refugees from the war between East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) and India in 1971 where Calcutta was overtaken by millions of refugee's. This is where the 'fake it til you make it' Bauls originated from, they heard the songs on the radio and decided perhaps they too could be the famed singer Purna Das Baul. This was common.
Today it is a different story, this lineage is now extinct and their in a different view of and that is one of appropriation and faking Baul for financial benefit or social media fame.
Today, this is indigneous fraud, as the world changes and their are indigenous rights and since this earlier time the indigenous people of Baul who did all the work pioneering Baul have been educated in what is indigenous fraud and indigenous identity theft it is no longer acceptable and since the United Nations has recognized that indigenous people have the right of self-determination.
it is no longer Ok to copy, and steal the intellectual property of an indigenous Hindu sect, namely The Vaishnava Sahajiya Tnatric Bauls of Birbhum W Bengal India.
It is 2025 we know better and there as specific bodies who are calling this out. I have heard there is another person claiming this song who never read or wrote, we have proof this song is Nabani Das Khyapa Bauls song, stop your lying, this is a song from this lineage only. It was recorded first before any fake Bauls ever heard it and that is the only way that anybody ever heard of it.
This Baul Kirtan song has been appropriated by many outsiders too, without ever giving credit to the poet, many of the kirtans because Vaishnava Baul is the root of Kirtan in Bengal have been appropriated by the orthodox Vaishnava reformers and the New Age Vaishnava who went to the West.
The orthodox Vaishnava hate the Bauls, and call the Bauls names. but freely copy everything of the Vaishnava Baul including their ancestor Nityananda 'Nitai' (Gosia Chand) a Baul Avadhuta who taught Sri Chanitanya the Baul indigenous method of enertering the Hare Krishna Mahamantra as a wake up to announce to the villagers, we are here, we are here to teach and sing and dance.
Many of the Baul indigenous kirtans were taught to Sri Chaitanaya who was a Baul and not a Sahajiya Vaishnava he never used these techniques or tantra, because he was only a Vaishnava Intellectual who learned these techniques from his older Guru Sri Nityananda from Ekachakra Birbhum W Bengal India.
The whole story has been changed and appropriated by the more orthodox who have even today cut the Bauls out of the story. This is about the reclamation of the indigenous ancestral Vaishnava Sahajiya Tantric Bauls of Birbhum.
https://indiafolkheritageofbengal.weebly.com/cultural-misappropriation.html
This Lineage the only Lineage of Baul is the Path of Radha.This is a Nabani Das Khyappa Baul song, singing by his Grandson Babu Kishan in a combination of styles of his father Purna Das Baul and Grandfather Nabani Das Baul. Purna Das Baul first recorded this in the 1960's Hindustan Records.It has already been recorded and preserved by this family of Baul long ago.Hrid Majahare Rakhbo poetry by Baul Saint Avadhuta Sri Nabani Das Khyapa Baul
Hridmajahare Rakhbo poetry ofNabani Das Khyapa Baul
Purna Das Baul was the first to record this in his father's tune, Babu Kishan was the second to record his Grandfather Guru's song but in his tune. Now there are literally hundreds of people all over India singing this song without any idea where the song originates.This Lineage the only Lineage of Baul is the Path of Radha.This is a Nabani Das Khyappa Baul song, singing by his Grandson Babu Kishan in a combination of styles of his father Purna Das Baul and Grandfather Nabani Das Baul.What Nabani Das is saying,The song is of the silent love which is the deepest intimacy of love expression, that takes place silently between beloved Krishna, and Radha. This profound deep love flows back and forth between Radha and Krishna. They do not want to lose eye contact.I will keep you in my heart always and never let you go, because if the golden person of my life krishna goes I will never, ever get this person again, there is only one, there is no other for me, Krishna is my other half.Krishna is invisible, love is invisible, everyday you have to say I love you, I love you, I love you is the mantra.Love is like that out of site out of mind, you must constantly remember your beloved.Radha always keeps in her heart, the place of Braja.This is where the pastime of Krishna and Radha take place..the memories of her play with her love Krishna.When Krishna, and Radha are out of sight of each other, there is a strong feeling of speration, of deep loss, so they never want to be out of sight ...they want to gaze into each others eyes every momentThey are they are constantly pulling each other, constantly focused on each other. Eye to Eye, Heart to Heart, Mind to Mind, always remembering their deep Love.Nabani is saying, "I want to go to Braja and take the dust of Braja, spread all over my body, let it seep into my sould, I want to keep them in my heart on my body forever and never to forget.. so I can feel Radha and Krishna, and their intimacy lila. I want to become Radha/Krishna in every pour of my being.I want to be mad in the name of Radha..Vaishanava Baul brings the male and female into one body. Radha, and Krishna live in their hearts, they view Radha as superior because she has the power to pull Krishna. You will not a Baul never shaves their heads, the reason for this is Krishna has hair, and remember half of them is feminine so they like to wear ear rings also.. They want to emulate Radha too. This is their Lila.I only want to be in a deep bhava crazy for Radha God intoxicated for Radha, mad in Radha's name in oneness with Radha..and KrishnaWhen Kirhsna smiles all the birds fly, deers play, flowers sing, everything becomes alive in Beauty, Colors become brighter.. It is Radha who makes Krishna smile.Krishna was ugly so black, but his smile made him beautiful, Radha made Krishna smile, she made him beautiful, all the gopis became alive, everybody woke up, everything was God intoxicated, alive, happy, vivid, bright, awake, ecstatic. This is exactly how a Baul should make you feel. A Baul activates Shakti. Baul is the path of Radha.When Radha and Krishna have eye contact, "which they do not do in Indian culture with anybody, you only have eye contact with your beloved, only your beloved can look into your soul."They would feel I want to be in eye contact, and I will gaze and go inside feel love..soul mate love. The love is in the eyes, the gaze of deep soul love.How many millions of years I have been traveling one life, to one, to just get this human body so I can feel Radha and Krishna in my soul, if I sing beautiful Krishna, the king of the flute will be kind to me, and come to me and then I will never let go Radha says Krishna is Peace Krishna say Radha is peace, they are soul mates.Ok quickly Babu just translated, he feel we will not understand the deepness of this song.. there are not word to translate this old Bengali, It take days of talks to understand.Babu Kishan thinks western culture will not understand the depth..I will try to get more later and try to do a better interpretation, but it is really hard.. because these songs are just seeds of higher philosophy.Babu Kishan recorded this song in Woodstock New York at the Bearsville Studio of Albert B Grossman's studio where Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, recorded, his father recorded here back in 67 during Woodstock.Babu recorded in 2004 with Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Al Aronowitz, Patty Smith, and Robert Thurman, Dave Mathews present they danced, and danced while Babu was recording.Thanks to his long time friend Sally Grossman, Dave Mathews, said he had never heard anything like it, Babu did not have a clue who Dave Mathew was? Babu said it was lots of fun to make them dance, as they all really enjoyed.Copyright 2010 to 2040
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No poaching, taking names off, no making Baul random, Bauls always knew who the poets are to say they don't care is cultural appropriation and adharma. Baul has been preserved by Babu Kishan since the 1960's, if anybody asks for donations to preserve Baul they are a cheat, if they say they are from a different lineage, they are lying. If they sing the songs of this lineage and write other poets name off or do not tell who the poet is they are adharmic and trying to collect people to be a Baba or Maa. #fakefame
