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.

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Manju Das Baul aka Manju Dasi was a Classically trained Indian singer and musician, a popular folk singer and Baul singer. Manju was Babu Kishan's mother (Ma) and Purna Das Baul's wife. She is history in that she is the first Baul Women to travel all over India and around the world to over 150 countries singing on the biggest stages of the world starting in the 1960's including The Royal Albert Hall in London, Carnaige Hall in New York and she taught at all Universities around the world.

Manju sang on the stage for the first Rock Concert fundraiser in London in the early 1970's fundraisers for Bangladesh organized by the Beatles, Rolling Stones. She has been to Mic Jaggers house in Nice France and performed with Bob Dylan. She has performed for Presidents and Prime Ministers of India, including Indira Gandhi who was a great friend of Manju's.

Brajabala Dasi - Nabani Das Bauls wife.

Radharani Dasi - The movie Tagori was made after Radharani Dasi

She is the only Baul women to take Baul everywhere and to the highest levels and that history is complete, there is no comparison, she was a pioneer, today anybody can do anything, in those days it was almost impossible. She passed away in 2010. Baul is extinct, it has been extinct decades ago and Manju was one of people who Archived Baul and Preserved Baul along with her son Babu Kishan.

She completed 'Womens Baul history' and herstory' she is the daughter in law of the very last authentic Women's Baul Guru 'Brajabal Dasi' and sister in law to 'Radharani Dasi'.

This is not just a fan photo - They were very close to Indira Gandhi and long time associated as State of Bengali Singers traveling all over India and singing before Indira Gandhi did her speaches. Nabani Das Khyapa Baul did this before Nehru did his speeches. This family including Babu Kishan did this for Indira Gandhi, Sanjay and Rajiv Gandhi. Babu Kishan said Indira Gandhi was like a Grandmother and he remembers being on the stage sitting at her feet just days before she was assassinated he was up front at her funeral, many stories to tell.

To not mention her name or the ancestors of this lineage Baul before is a disgrace to the history and her-story of Baul, why because people are singing the songs of this lineage, they are dressing as this lineage does and they are cheating making up stories, taking their names off the story and putting their names in the place, this is blatant cultural mis-appropriation. You are following this lineage by wearing the holding the Ektara, Baya and wearing the Nagpur around your ankles that style comes 100% from Nabani Das Baul then Purna Das Baul and then anybody who wore the patchwork dress (Guduri) or used the name Das Baul or Dasi that only came from this lineage.

I say first and last because Baul is extinct, in the day when she arranged and traveled with her husband and son Krishnendu Das Baul aka Babu Kishan there was no internet, it was very difficult today everybody and anybody travels and only follows this lineage of Baul. Today anybody can travel anywhere very easily, today we have the internet.

All Baul women were disciples of Brajabala Dasi, I will provide a list in the new Book, nobody ever said, and this has left the door open to cultural appropriation of this lineage, it is time.

Manju was a multi-instrumentalist playing more than just Baul instruments she was the first Women Baul to Master and play the harmonium and use it in Baul Music. Manju was a highly educated Women.

Manju had joined the most popular and mystic folk festivals around the world and she was the first recorded Women Baul with top music labels and in Bengali Cinema. She had a great voice, I know I recorded her many times and I know the music labels were the top. In those days the proof of the talent was alway in the Music label. Manju dedicated her life and time and did huge amount of work preserving and Archiving Baul, she opened the door for future Female Bauls to even have a chance, all credit goes to her, she is the only Baul pioneering women, she worked so hard and loved her husband Purna Das Baul so much, she was a LEGEND.

Her history has already been archived, stories to be told in Babu Kishan's 4th book on Baul.

All New Baul singers follow this lineage.

https://indiafolkheritageofbengal.weebly.com

www.BabuKishan.org

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

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.