Nabani das Khyapa Baul

Celebrated baul singer, sadhak, philosopher, composer and great Vaishnava Baul poet of Bengal. Son of Okkur Gosain, he was the first Baul to spread Baul songs and philosophy throughout the country with his unique singing style. 

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He gained many great friends during his time, like Nobal prize winning poet, Rabindranath Tagore, poet Kazi Nazrul, Tara Shankar, Banaful, Kshiti Mohan sec Shastri, Dr. Bidhan, Chandra Roy and many more... 

He worked for and was very committed to supporting the Indian revolution against the British during their occupation. He dedicated many songs to this effort which helped to give his people strength and hope throughout these difficult times. Joyful, even in the face of adversity, as true Baul's are, his songs were carefully crafted with beautiful and meaningful lyrics. 

Many of the writers that focused on Baul culture of the time, wrote books based on the life and teachings of Guru Nabani das. Publications can be found in both Bengali and English that sport his name and teachings. He acquired and taught a great many disciples including American poet Allen Ginsberg. 

After the poet Rabindranath Tagore's relationship with Nabani Das Khyapa Baul, Allen Ginsberg furthered the voice of Baul culture by introducing Baul philosophy, music and energies to the western world. 

As a result, many films about the life and beliefs of Guru Nabani Das Baul were made and distributed worldwide.

Copyright 2010 -2040 means do not copy and take name off, name drop, these are Babu Kishan's personal stories to tell. No name dropping, new narratives or randomizing Baul, saying Baul is associated with, Bauls know who the poets are, Baul know who lived the stories, and that Baul has a name.

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Preserving this lineage.. Please if you call yourself a Baul and are singing Baul songs written by Nabani Das or anybody from this lineage have respect and love for the author, do not claim at your own.

Vaishnava Baul is most importantly about Love and Respect... preserving an ancient oral living lineage.


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Baul is a Guru tradition a sanskrit tradition. 


The songs were later sung in Bengali to keep it simple for the people who did not know Sanskrit (ie) similar to Tulsi Das who composed in a common language so that villagers who did not speak Sanskrit could understand what he was composing)..

Nabani Das (Gosai) Khyappa Baul was a major reformer a oral lineage of Sanskrit-ists he was a poet as were most in this lineage of Vaishnava Baul, Poets and Philosophers of Hinduism, Buddhism, Tantra and Sufi.

When one is learning or singing a Baul it is important part of the Guru relationship that one learns who wrote the poetry, where did the poetry come from, everything comes from somewhere. A authentic Baul will know all the details.

Did Lalon Fakir write the poem or did Nabani Das Khyappa Baul who was a prolific poet and most Bauls are singing his songs and his tunes without even mentioning it or perhaps they do not know. Or most Bauls are singing Lalon Fakir songs with tunes that have been composed by Babukishan, also many Baul tunes from this lineage have been composed by Babukishan and were recorded many decades ago through this lineage by Babukishan.

Some are even written by Babukishan because he is a prolific poet in Bengal from age 9, the only reason I bring this up is because we are trying to preserve the Baul songs and it does not help when other new Baul singers, sing the songs making up lineages but the songs they are singing are from this lineage.

A real Baul Guru should educate the disciple in who wrote the songs or poems and the disciple should state this when posting on the internet... Guru disciple relationship is very important Baul and so is respect.

Baul songs are not folk songs they are spiritual sadhana songs, and all Bauls should know who wrote them and give credit and respect to the poets because the world has changed and survival of everything is that much more important, Bauls are almost extinct. You can tell who is a real Baul and who is just a new Baul singer by the respect and knowledge they have about who wrote the Baul songs.

Correct that Bauls do not like rules and regulations, however there are certain tenants that go without question and that is "Love and RESPECT""..... that includes respect for the ones that walked before..

One may ask why would I be going on about this??

1) we are preserving this lineage which is not an easy thing to do, we do not want to have to copyright this lineages "Poetry" songs they are for all to sing. However, the songs will be copyrighted, because more and more modern Baul singers are calling these songs and tunes their own repertoire when in fact they are from this lineage, there is no respect in that. It is important that one does not distort or water down or create more reductionism it destroys this beautiful ancient lineage.

2) people are making up lineages but singing only songs from this lineage songs written by Nabani Das Baul and other ancestors of this lineage ... so if one is singing songs from this lineage songs written by Nabani Das Baul then it only makes sense that they come out of this lineage not a made up lineage, again RESPECT and if you do not know where the song originates please do not claim it as your own... and make up lineages ....

Baul is about sadhana, it is about RESPECT and LOVE... Jai GURU JAI NITAI  

Krishnendu Das Baul singing with sweet Bengali's at Sitaramdas Omkarnath Ashram in Rishikesh!!

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We stayed at Sita Ram Das OmKarnath's Ashram in Rishikesh 2007

@Durga Puja time.

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

You can see a Young Purna Das Baul, Babu Kishan's father, SitaRam Das was a close family friend and one of Babu's dad's Guru's. He was a Guru bai of Nabani Das Khyapa Baul.

Sitaram Das Omkarnath was always associated with Ananda Mayi Ma as he used to send all his Women devotee's to her.

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