As religious hardliners tighten their grip in Bangladesh, Baul singers face arrests, attacks and bans. It raises fears that ...

Millennials are often accused of being superficial and inconsistent. But this restless nature also makes them a lot more accepting. No wonder, Gen Y often goes back decades searching for inspiration ...

Baul is about going beyond music, dance and poetry, through all movement to achieve an inner peace. The mesmerising and soulful Baul Gaan was presented by renwoened Baul singer Parvathy Baul at Bharat ...

From colonial repression to present-day extremism, Bauls have survived centuries of persecution. Today, as radical forces ...

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2024 showcases talented contestants performing with renowned artists. The 21st season of the popular Bengali singing reality show continues its legacy of promoting good music. Judges ...

Red FM, the private radio and entertainment network, has launched the fourth season of “Poila Boithak’ to mark the beginning of the Bengali New Year. The event aims to bring together the best of ...

Bauls, the itinerant minstrels from Bangladesh and West Bengal, India, are heterogeneous communities who believe in a diverse and hybrid spiritual philosophy expressed through their songs and music in ...

Thirty-seven years after Asia’s first Nobel laureate, the Bengali cultural polymath Rabindranath Tagore, declared himself a ‘madcap baul’ in his Hibbert lecture in Oxford, UK – in a display of ...

HYDERABAD: As musician Uttara Chousalkar arrives at Lamakaan, Banjara Hills ahead of her Baul gaan, she takes some time to soak in the ambience. She then sets out to ask the caretakers to ready the ...