Historical records suggest that the ektara a single stringed lute was the only musical instruments used inside Akhara premises from the times of Lalon and that tradition continues in many cases even ...

Bauls, Fakirs, and Sadhus have been an essential element in artistic Bengali culture. Their music carrying the words of celestial love and the love of nature. But time and time again this marginalized ...

Time and again, bauls, fakirs, and sadhus have faced inhumane aggression and had their homes destroyed by vandals who oppose the rise of cultural and social bloom in our country. On June 26, Chayna ...

Are Baul singers of Bengal and the glamorous world of fashion poles apart? Apparently not, as Indian fashion designer Babita Malkani displayed her summer/resort 2011 collection 'Iktar' (derived from ...