BAUL ARCHIVE -Oldest only Lineage (Parampara) of Vaishnava Sahajiya Tantric Baul, Das Baul (Gosai)

Babu Kishan's aka Krishnendu Das Baul 4th Book 2025, a tell all 'HISTORICAL LINEAGE BAUL' will be released soon. Vaishnava Shahjiya Tantric Baul (Gosia Chand) are the only Baul lineage of Bhakti Tantric Yoga, the lineage of Kirtan. Babu Kishan has 'ARCHIVED and PRESERVED' this ONE and ONLY LINEAGE of Baul history and herstoryfor over 60 years, as indigenous people they have a right to their self-determination. This lineage does not follow others, others follow them.

Saturday, September 8, 2018

Baba Allauddin Khan and Nabani Das Khepa Baul - The Magical Ektara (Gopi Yantra) the power of Yantra

BabuKishan.org

https://indiafolkheritageofbengal.weebly.com/cultural-misappropriation.html

https://lineagebaul.blogspot.com/2025/02/indigenous-identity-theft-indigenous.html

Indigenous Baul fraud, Indigenous identity theft!

https://lineagebaul.blogspot.com/2025/02/indigenous-identity-theft-indigenous.html

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No poaching, taking names off, making Random Baul ie) Baul is associated with, Baul did this or that?

Not your story to tell, stop using this lineage and taking the names off poets.

Baul always knows who the poets are, to say Baul does not care is Cultural Appropriation.

Babu Kishan has preserved this lineage since the 1960's, he knows all the poets.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allauddin_Khan

A lesson in Indian Classical Music & Mysticism

Many people do not know this, Ali Akbar Khan and his sweet sister Annapurna's father , 'Baba Allauddin Khan' (1862 – 6 September 1972) were the greatest admirers of Babu Kishan's Grandfather ' Baba Nabani Das Khyapa Baul', 1895 - 1969).

Allauddin Khan was one of the first Indian Classical multi instrumentalist, he played Sitar, Sarod, Tabla, Harmonium, Flute, Sarangi, Shenai and more. He was a very mystical person and a Music Composer a beloved family friend to Babu Kishan's family. Allaudin Khan was a guru to Ravi Shankar who was married to his daughter Annapurna.

One time he asked Nabani, 'can I take your Ektara?' because it is magical and when you play you take me to some other world". Nabani said, "I can give you anything but not my Ektara because that is my first love".

The Ektara (Gopi Yantra) is a one stringed instrument that the Vaishnava Bauls play it is called a Gopi Yantra.

Yes, of course a Yantra is not just a Tantric drawing of a mandala, the Ektara (Gopi Yantra) originates from this lineage of Vaishnava Baul. The body is also, a Yantra to the Vaishnava Bauls, the human body always has been a Yantra to this lineage, more about that later.

Somehow, somewhere Ustad Allauddin Khan touched and started to play Nabani's Ektara and felt the mystical vibration, he said, he found thousands of stories, lyrics, mystical vibrations in that Ektara (Gopi Yantra). Ustad Allauddin Khan said, Nabani is a complete musician and a mystic Sadhaka. He felt Nabani's smile was unlimited worth in the world.

To a Sadhaka of Indian Music their first love is their instrument, it is infused with the Divine and to the Bauls it is alive and a Gopi Yantra. Nabani promised to make Ustad Allauddin Khan another Ektara and when he gave it to Allaudin, he refused it because all he wanted Nabani's very own Ektara because it had a vibration that shocked him to the core, it was the vibration not the instrument, it what was in the instrument, not the tool itself.

You can make as many Ektara's and draw as many Yantra's as you want but unless you have some power and know how to infuse the essence of the power into the Yantra or tool, there is not Yantra. The Gopi Yantra is a Yantra, the Human Body is a Yantra, The Vedic Astrology chart is a Yantra unless you. have power, unless you are alive with the divine all is just mundane play.

Same with Baul there are now thousands of Baul actors in the Circus that has become Baul, unless you have the electrical transmission you are the Yantra without vibration. Unless you are a Sadhaka you do not have the essence to hold a light to what Baul is. Modern Scholars have destroyed Baul with their speculations, then copy and paste and accolades to each other patting each other on the back.

Nabani and Allaudin knew each other well, they had great respect for each other, that is why Ali Akbar Khan, Ravi Shankar, Annapurna (who is Ravi Shankar's first wife) Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Allla Rakha father of Zakir Hussain all top Classical Musicians of Bengal had a great respect for Nabani Das Khyapa Baul and his family.

They all had a many decades relationship with Purna Das Baula and Babu Kishan aka Krishnendu Das .

Babu Kishan composed music for all of them and employed them as musicians in much of his music. They traveled the world many times together, many stories to be told.

The Das family (Babu Kishan's Calcutta) home became a Musical Cultural Cinema Political and Guru Hub in Calcutta, after Babu Kishan went to Mumbai this all fell apart due to the lack of interest by Babu Kishan's 2 brothers.

The Calcutta Cultural Hub, started with Nabani Das Khyapa Baul because many great poets, authors, Music Composers, Singers, Gurus, Tantric's admired Nabani Das Khyapa Baul and his singing.

In the 1940's Nabani Das Khyapa Baul sang for Nehru during the Freedom Fight of India. Nehru and Nabani were friends although Nabani was unattached and did not necessarily like Nehru, at that time you did your part. During those times Nabani would sing all over India before Nehru gave his speeches.

Then of course all came to Purna Das Baul who was given the name Baul King (Samarat) by the Prime Minister of India, he is a famed Indian singer and the fist Indian vocalist to come to America in 1967.

This Political connection continued with Indira Gandhi, Sanjay, and Rajiv Gandhi. Babu Kishan was there, he traveled all over India hundreds of times as the state singers for Rajiv Gandhi and Indira Gandhi, he was sitting at Indira Gandhi's feet just 5 days before she was murdered in cold blood by her supposed trusted guards. He was up front and related in a personal way at her funeral in Delhi. He always stayed at Pranab Mukherjee home in Delhi the last President of India.

The Das house on Purna Das Baul Road in Calcutta was, a Cultural Hub due to the work Babu Kishan did in promoting his father. Story after story, name after name from Political leaders, Artists, to Guru's that went in and out of those doors looking for some kind of support or association.

Baul is extinct, the history and Her-story was finished decades ago. Baul was archived decades ago by Babu Kishan. Many now are riding on the coat tails of this One and Only lineage, making up stories, making up lineages, dressing as they dress, singing their songs, and dancing and singing with the Ektara, Baya and wearing the Nupoor (ankle bells) just as Nabani did but culturally appropriating this lineage, fundraising to archive Baul. This is an insult and needs to be told because people forget and what is going on is tragic cheating.

WWW.BabuKishan.org

Babu Kishan aka Krishnendu Das Baul preserved this one and only Baul lineage since the 1960's. No one could do what he has done and there is no one else that can preserve Baul accurately. Today we have fake Bauls collecting donations, they teach wrong teachings but are collecting people and donations by using this lineage.

Do not poach or name drop on social media, or take the names of the poets off. Baul cares who wrote Baul songs and they know who the poets are.

The fake Bauls who say Baul does not care who the Baul poets are? Are first of all lying and using what they are not initiated into, creating FAKE lineages that do not exist, basically be careful, they are liars and cheats. They make look innocent but are NOT.

The below are only exclusive to this one and only singular Baul Parampara or lineage, all the terms and associations, for too long Baul has been mis-appropriated by inauthentic opportunistic fake Bauls and written about with false narratives by the Colonial Academicholarly institutions.

Critique & Preservation

#Baultruth #Baulculturalappropriation #Baulrealhistory #EndangeredBaullineage #Baulendangeredlineageparampara #Baulhistory #baularchive #archivedbaul

Baul Music

#baulmusic #baulgaan #Bauldocumentary #baulsangeet #baulkirtan #ektara #gopiyantra

Related Figures & Movements

#RabindranathTagore #BaulTagore #osho #VaishnavaBaul #TantricBaul #vaishnavaaghori #Ramakrishna #BaulandRamakrishna

General & Other

#baul #historicalBaul #pioneeringBaul #baulwomen #baulsaint #legendarybaul #baulartist #BaulGuruShishyaParampara #Baulparampara

"Authentic Baul" #AuthenticBaul

"Vaishnava Sahajiya Tantric Bauls" #VaishnavaSahajiyaTantricBauls

"Birbhum Baul" #BirbhumBaul

"Nabani Das Khyapa Baul" #NabaniDasKhyapaBaul

"Babu Kishan Baul" / "Krishnendu Das Baul" #KrishnenduDasBaul

"Baul Guru Shishya Parampara" #BaulGuruShishyaParampara #Baulparampara

"Baul philosophy" #Baulphilosophy

"Krishna Kali unity" #Krishnakali

"Raai Raja lila" #RaaiRajaLila

"Real Baul history" #Baulrealhistory

"Baul cultural appropriation" #baulculturalappropriation

"Endangered Baul lineage" #Baulendangeredlineageparampara

#BaulandRamakrishna

Baul and Ramakrishna is only associated with KD Babu Kishan as he is the only Baul to be a monk in the Ramakrishna Mission for 12 years, this is a first and last in Baul.

#Baul&Tantra

Baul and Tantra is only associated with Nabani Das Khyapa Baul and KD Babu Kishan, Baul and Tarapith is only associated with them both too. Those others are not Baul as Baul Artist of an non-indigenous Baul is not a Baul but a users, poser, actor trying to remake the already lived lives of this parampara, do you speak the language, do you know what they are singing or who is the owner of the songs, or even if the songs are Baul songs, no you do not, so don't make emotional promotional comments when you do not even understand. You are cheering for a fake Baul and have no clue.

The practice of "Baul Kirtan-anga" Copyright, all songs will be reclaimed that belong to this lineages.
#BaulKirtan
(only this lineage, parampara, no one used Baul kirtan until they read it on this blog, this is downright appropriation and false advertising by fake opportunistic self-titled so-called Bauls for marketing purposes, they have appropriated this lineages intellectual property, it can be proven and must be brought to the attention of the public because they are asking for donations and fundraising for jackpots, awards, grants and are not Baul, their Guru is a fake Baul Guru.
The "Rasa Lila Mystics" this is the only lineage parampara that is Vaishnava and Vaishnava Sahajiya Gosia Chandra Das Baul and Dasi, there is not another, never was. #BaultheRasaLilaMystics
"Baul Tantra Mantra Gopi Yantra". Copyright, no poaching
#Baultantramantragopiyantra
"The path of the Avadhuta". Copyright there are no other Baul Avadhuta's and that title only belongs to this lineage or singular parampara, there is not another. They make Baul a no name generic Baul while claiming the intellectual property and the already lived firsts and lasts of this lineage. I have documented thousands of misuse of Baul for over 20 years, if you would like to see my research contact KD Babu Kishan, his website is listed throughout this blog and website
#BaulthepathoftheAvadhuta
"Baul Sahaja is Krishna & Dattatreya Sahaja". Copyright and only mentioned by KD Babu Kishan
#BaulsahajaKrishnaDattatreyasahahaja

The Windcatchers (Vayu Tula). #BaulVayuTula. #baulwindcatchers

#India #lineagebaul #baultantra #baullineage #baulofbengal #babukishan #baulwomen #baulavadhuta #baulsaint #legendarybaul #nabanidasbaul #mirrorofthesky #rabindranathtagor #osho #vaishnavabaul #vaishnavaaghori #baul #baulmusic #tantra #babukishan #baulgaan #nabanidasbaul #purnadasbaul #bengal #india #indianmusic #shantiniketan #baullineage #bengalibaul #baularchive #archivedbaulbn#Baulhistory #BaulofBengal #BaulofBirbhum #dasbaul #Kolkata #Bauldocumentary #baulkirtan #Baulsadhana #ektara #EkachakraBirbhum #gopiyantra #baultantra #NabonidasKhyapabaul #bauldocumentary #baulsangeet #RabindranathTagore #BaulTagore #shantiniketanbirbum #jainitai #jaiguru #NityanandaofEkachakra #BaulAvadhut #Birbhum #Tarapith #Kolkata #IncredibleIndia #India #VaishnavaBaul #TantricBaul #sangeetnatakakademi

"Authentic Baul" #AuthenticBaul

"Vaishnava Sahajiya Tantric Bauls" #VaishnavaSahajiyaTantricBauls

"Birbhum Baul" #BirbhumBaul

"Nabani Das Khyapa Baul" #NabaniDasKhyapaBaul

"Babu Kishan Baul" / "Krishnendu Das Baul" #KrishnenduDasBaul

"Baul Guru Shishya Parampara" #BaulGuruShishyaParampara #Baulparampara

"Baul philosophy" #Baulphilosophy

"Krishna Kali unity" #Krishnakali

"Raai Raja lila" #RaaiRajaLila

"Real Baul history" #Baulrealhistory

"Baul cultural appropriation" #baulculturalappropriation

"Endangered Baul lineage" #Baulendangeredlineageparampara

#BaulandRamakrishna

#Baul&Tantra

The practice of "Baul Kirtan-anga"
#BaulKirtan
The "Rasa Lila Mystics" Raasa leela Mystics, Raas Tattva (this lineage only)
#BaultheRasaLilaMystics
"Baul Tantra Mantra Gopi Yantra".
#Baultantramantragopiyantra
"The path of the Avadhuta".
#BaulthepathoftheAvadhuta
"Baul Sahaja is Krishna & Dattatreya Sahaja". #BaulsahajaKrishnaDattatreyasahahaja

The Windcatchers (Vayu Tula). #BaulVayuTula. #baulwindcatchers

#facebookindia #facebooknews #facebookpost #hastagkdbabukishan #europe #canada #usa #russia #australia #thehindu #indianexpress #saregama #anandabazarpatrika #toronto #california #delhi #westbengal #kolkata #mumbai 

#lineagebaul
 #baultantra
 #baullineage
 #baulofbengal
 #babukishan
 #baulwomen
 #baulavadhuta
 #baulsaint
 #legendarybaul
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 #mirrorofthesky
 #rabindranathtagore
 #osho
 #vaishnavabaul 
#vaishnavaaghori

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 #shantiniketan

 #baullineage

#bengalibaul 

#baularchive

 #archivedbaul

#Baulhistory

#BaulofBengal 

#BaulofBirbhum

#dasbaul

#Kolkata

 #Bauldocumentary 

#baulkirtan 

#Baulsadhana 

#ektara 

#EkachakraBirbhum 

#gopiyantra  

#baultantra 

#NabonidasKhyapabaul 

#bauldocumentary 

#baulsangeet  

#RabindranathTagore 

#BaulTagore 

#shantiniketanbirbum 

#jainitai 

#jaiguru

 #NityanandaofEkachakra

 #BaulAvadhut

 #Birbhum 

#Tarapith 

#Kolkata 

#IncredibleIndia 

#India

 #VaishnavaBaul 

#TantricBaul  

#sangeetnatakakademi 

#ICCR

#Bhakti

#BhaktiYoga

#Ginsberg

#BobDylan

#Baulsahaja
#Sahaja

#guduri
#bauldress
#radharanidasi
#MonoharKhepa
#BaulMela
#BhavaPagla
#GopalNagar
#timesofindia
#hindustantimes

All content on this blog is the sole property of Babu Kishan aka Krishnendu Das. Please ask Babu directly before you name drop from his stories and lineage! Indigenous Baul identity theft is a real thing. No poaching, stealing, hijacking - by taking names off and recreating fake stories or stealing anything from this blog. This Blog is designed and written by Trishula Das who is Babu Kishan's wife of almost 20 years, listening to Baul for 24/7. Please do not copy these stories, rework them and then put your own name the stories or add other Baul names from fake lineages, there are no other lineages of Baul. Do not copy place by place, what he has accomplished reworking, retracing work, such as teaching at Universities when you never went to a University, or pretending you ever had an association with the Ramakrishna Mission when Babu Kishan the first and last Baul to attend the Ramakrishna Mission and fundraise for the Ramakrishna Mission for decades. Oh and worst yet do not make lose associations with Indian Cinema when Babu Kishan is the first and last and only Baul to have actually worked in all levels of Management, Filmaker and Music Composer in Indian Cinema (Bollywood). There is no need for fake PRETENDIAN Bauls called Baul Masters or Baul Artists to fundraise as saviours of Baul when Baul has already been preserved by Babu Kishan decades ago (1960- now) that is over 60 years. Please do not take his name off and tell his stories that can only be known or have only been told by Babu Kishan about his lineage of his Guru Nabani Das Khyapa Baul. Do not reprint and twist, turn, cherry pick, using names from Babu's life with people he knows, then on youtube talk like as if you know when you took it from this blog or his website. Do not make Baul randon or generic, to include yourself, first there is no way you are Baul and your fake Baul Guru and fake lineage are fakes, this is indigenous FRAUD. Nabani Das Style with Baya (hand drum at waist) Ektara and Nupoor style ankle bells, are Nabani Das Khyapa Baul style only, his son Purna Das Baul's style too, cease and desist from using their songs, style, faking this lineage this is indigenous identity theft, it not our fault your fake Baul Guru copied this whole lineage, it is your fault for lying and continuing the indigenous Fraud and even worse now trying to fundraise to preserve Baul when Baul is already preserved, this is indigenous fraud. This is Cultural Mis-Appropriation.

The content of this Blog will be expanded on and included in 'Historical Baul' to be released 2025 this is Babu Kishan's 4th book on Baul, the others are out of print from 1980's. Historical Autobiography of Baul The Rasa Lila Mystics Reclaiming the Indigenous Ancestral Heritage of the Vaishnava Sahajiya Tantric Bauls of Birbhum BAUL TANTRA- MANTRA- GOPI YANTRA, The path of the Avadhuta (Please do not call yourself an Avadhuta now) LOL Baul has been overworked, reworked so many times over, nobody would even know what is real and what is fake.

When anyone cuts the names and stories of this lineage off the stories and then replaces their names on these stories this is wrong. It is a fact that no one in India or around the World only know about Baul because of this family lineage.

This lineage is the first and only Pioneering Lineage to bring Baul out of the village in Birbhum to the World.

Some others were invited to travel with them or followed them, trying to do what they have already done, then Riding on the Coat Tails of this lineage saying they are they are first, they are not, the first Women Baul to travel around the world starting in 1969 was Manju Das before internet.

Copying what Babu Kishan and his family have already done is miseducating the public because many are making astronomical claims that are not true. Yet they are singing the songs of this lineage but adding other peoples names, this is a cultural appropriation. There is a Baul History and Her-story and this story was complete decades ago.

The real Baul is extinct! Babu Kishan has ARCHIVED BAUL decades ago, it has been done, it is complete. This will be presented one by one. This is important because 'Newcomers to BAUL', are watering down, reducing and dumbing down Baul. The speculation on who the Bauls are is mind boggling. Scholars have never got it right, they only speculate or talk to the wrong people. These statements will be qualified one by one.

Babu Kishan has preserved his one and only'Lineage Baul' because he could fore tell the change Baul was even going through back in the 1970's.

No one in this world would know who the Bauls of Bengal are without all the work of this family, this lineage and Babu Kishan. All Bauls follow this lineage, this lineage is ancient and they do not follow anybody.

The new Baul singers, follow this lineage by singing their songs, by dressing as they dress, by following them around the world and by meeting their friends.

Bob Dylan, Allen Ginsberg, Rabindranath Tagore, Osho and many others were only associated with this family and this lineage.

Babu Kishan is the eldest in his generation of Vaishnava Tantric Bauls, he is Nabani Das Khyapa Bauls eldest Grandson and raised by Nabani and Brajabala from Birth til he was 8 years of age, they instilled in him that he preserve his Lineage Baul and this he completed decades ago. It has been done and will only be presented in time.