Grateful to I have long time experiences by the ethnographical process behind this study for which I am able to finish the research work named “Study of Baul Community Family Relation and their Philosophy: An Overview of West Bengal”. Many people have helped me by giving information, ideas, publications and others. For this I have completed this work with most ordinary common sense and a little knowledge. Here I can’t give in details about their heartiest contribution individually. Even I cannot mention some names unconsciously in this research book. So I am very sorry and I want apology from them. To observe the family life of Bengal’s Bauls and their philosophy a huge information have been collected, for which I have to take help of common people, students, Teachers, Researchers, Authors, Newspapers, Magazines and families. All of them have helped me heart and soul to reach the subject. I give them my heartiest respect. Especially I mention the name of my Baul Guru, Jaga kshyapa, because he has introduced me to these Baul Communities. Then renowned personality of Bauls, singer, poet and adorned person Gour Kshyapa of Birbhum has leaned me that God comes in the world as man to show His sports and diversion. He has made me understand that He is Devotee‘s God, men are All. I am grateful to my respected Professor Sudhanshu Shekhar Dutta and respected Dr. Debanshu Chatterjee, They have directed me to prepare my collected data with their boundless efforts. My cordial respect is to Fakir Mansur Ali of Gourbhanga, Nadia. He has made me understand how men remain in the garden of humanities. My heartiest thank is to Gulam Fakir of Gourbhanga, Nadia and Lalu Fakir of Santiniketan, Birbhum. They have taught me how the cosmic culture is misused in the sphere of application for lack of knowledge which is dependent on Time, Space and Men. Also give my pranam to Nityananda Das Baul of Royganj, Netai Das Baul of Siuri at Birbhum and Sadhan Das Bairagya, Joydev, Kenduli. They have proved how we can live quietly within different problems. Baulani Prabha Das of North Dinajpur, Parboti Das of Kerala has mentioned ‘the family is a ‘Maya Nadir Char’ (The frog dances on snake’s head and peacock dances there spreading beautiful long feathers). Her delivering speech and in ordinary and simple language, presentation of Satya, Shiva and Sundaram have inspired me very much and helped to enter into the spiritual world. My respect is to her. I have great respect to Tarani Sen Mahanta of Subhasganj in my heart. He is the guide of a vast numbers of Bauls of Maldaha, Nadia with North and South Bengal. My heartiest respect is to the Researcher of Bauls, Folk culture, author, conservator, preacher and Baul songs like him who has given me all matters in a thread. I also bestow my respect to Sasthi Mahanta Halder of his family and his son Madan Mohan Mahanta for their valuable opinion, family relation and for giving their enlighten knowledge. Thank to all Stuffs of National Library, who have helped me by giving information. My pranam is to my respected Teacher, Trishna Ghosh who has given me permission to use her personal library, “Amiya Pathagar” and obliged me. I also give my respect to my family members - wife Kabita Halder, son Agnidyuti and daughter Avishikta who have inspired me to go ahead of my long time journey. I also give my respect to 82 year old Kabiyal Amulya Sarkar and his first wife Malati Sarkar, 2nd wife Madhu Malati Kar and 3rd wife Karan Bala Sarkar of Yugpur, Dhaka Colony of Nadia, because he has kept his families jointly with beautiful understanding. My heartiest respect is to Anil Krishna Sarkar Goswami of Nakashipara, Yugpur, Nadia. He gives his time to his family and with this he adores, writes and sings ‘Kabigan’. It will be remarkable evidence in future. With this I also give my respect to Narayan Sarkar, Gita Sarkar and Amrita Sarkar. I am also grateful to Lok Prakolpa Department of Information and Cultural affairs, Hooghly district, who have arranged to contact with different Persons, Baul Organisations, members, festivals and Seminars. Besides, I am grateful to - Ajit Burman, Ajoy Majumder, Akash Sahis, Aleya Begam, Alo Acharya, Amal Chakraborty, Anath Bandhu Santara, Anna Pal, Arati Pal, Arati Roy, Arjun Talukder, Arun Burman, Ayesha Bibi. Balaram Biswas, Barun Ghosh, Bhanu Paul, Bhola Das, Binoy Krishna Mahanta, Birendra Nath Roy, Bishnupada Sarkar, Bittu Mahanta, Bob Dilan, Bob Marlin, Buddhiswar Pal. Chaitanya Pal. Dhiraj Kshyapa, Dipak Kumar Adhikari, Dipankar Paik. Ganapati Mondal, Gopal Brahmochary, Goutam Das Baul. Hasina Bibi, Hassan Fakir. Indrajit Swarnakar, Indranil Chingri. James Khan, Jyotshna Pal, Kabi Arun Chakraborty, Kalachand Murmu, Kanak Kumar Acharya, Kartick Das Baul, Kartick Debnath, Khokon Rabi Das, Lakshan Gun, Laksman Malo, Lalu Fakir, Latika Sarkar, Luxmi Byapari, Madhabi Das, Mahaluxmi Biswas Halder, Mahua Ghosh, Mantu Sarkar, Milan Karmokar, Mongal Burman, Monimala Mondal, Mukul Sarkar, Nabakumar Biswas, Nirmal Kumar Biswas, Nirmal Sirkar, Nitya Gopal Das, Nupuri Mahanta, Pankaj Roy, Patit Das, Professor Satyam Mahapatra, Pulak Modak, Radhagobinda Mahanta, Raghu nath Ghosh, Rajkumar Burman, Rakesh Karan, Ram kanai Das, Rama Sil, Ranadhir Roy, Ranajit Mondal, Sadhan Sarkar, Sambhu Prasad Chowdhury, Sanatan Sil, Sandhya Rani Das, Santosh Pal, Saraswati Modak, Saptorshi Mukerjee, Satani Simha (Karan), Sheikh Sabir Ali, Shephali Dey etc. Shibu Mahanta, Shyamal Biswas, Silpi Chowdhury, Sontosh Howlader, Subhankar Mahanta, Subhas Das, Subodh Chandra Halder, Sudhir Malick, Sukumar Das, Sumitra Adhikari, Suphal Chudhury, Sushanto Halder, Tapas Singha, Tola Pal, Uttam Golder.
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Grateful to
I have long time experiences by the ethnographical process behind this study for which I am able to finish the research work named “Study of Baul Community Family Relation and their Philosophy: An Overview of West Bengal”.
Many people have helped me by giving information, ideas, publications and others. For this I have completed this work with most ordinary common sense and a little knowledge. Here I can’t give in details about their heartiest contribution individually. Even I cannot mention some names unconsciously in this research book. So I am very sorry and I want apology from them.
To observe the family life of Bengal’s Bauls and their philosophy a huge information have been collected, for which I have to take help of common people, students, Teachers, Researchers, Authors, Newspapers, Magazines and families. All of them have helped me heart and soul to reach the subject. I give them my heartiest respect.
Especially I mention the name of my Baul Guru, Jaga kshyapa, because he has introduced me to these Baul Communities. Then renowned personality of Bauls, singer, poet and adorned person Gour Kshyapa of Birbhum has leaned me that God comes in the world as man to show His sports and diversion. He has made me understand that He is Devotee‘s God, men are All.
I am grateful to my respected Professor Sudhanshu Shekhar Dutta and respected Dr. Debanshu Chatterjee, They have directed me to prepare my collected data with their boundless efforts.
My cordial respect is to Fakir Mansur Ali of Gourbhanga, Nadia. He has made me understand how men remain in the garden of humanities.
My heartiest thank is to Gulam Fakir of Gourbhanga, Nadia and Lalu Fakir of Santiniketan, Birbhum. They have taught me how the cosmic culture is misused in the sphere of application for lack of knowledge which is dependent on Time, Space and Men.
Also give my pranam to Nityananda Das Baul of Royganj, Netai Das Baul of Siuri at Birbhum and Sadhan Das Bairagya, Joydev, Kenduli. They have proved how we can live quietly within different problems. Baulani Prabha Das of North Dinajpur, Parboti Das of Kerala has mentioned ‘the family is a ‘Maya Nadir Char’ (The frog dances on snake’s head and peacock dances there spreading beautiful long feathers). Her delivering speech and in ordinary and simple language, presentation of Satya, Shiva and Sundaram have inspired me very much and helped to enter into the spiritual world. My respect is to her.
I have great respect to Tarani Sen Mahanta of Subhasganj in my heart. He is the guide of a vast numbers of Bauls of Maldaha, Nadia with North and South Bengal. My heartiest respect is to the Researcher of Bauls, Folk culture, author, conservator, preacher and Baul songs like him who has given me all matters in a thread. I also bestow my respect to Sasthi Mahanta Halder of his family and his son Madan Mohan Mahanta for their valuable opinion, family relation and for giving their enlighten knowledge.
Thank to all Stuffs of National Library, who have helped me by giving information.
My pranam is to my respected Teacher, Trishna Ghosh who has given me permission to use her personal library, “Amiya Pathagar” and obliged me.
I also give my respect to my family members - wife Kabita Halder, son Agnidyuti and daughter Avishikta who have inspired me to go ahead of my long time journey.
I also give my respect to 82 year old Kabiyal Amulya Sarkar and his first wife Malati Sarkar, 2nd wife Madhu Malati Kar and 3rd wife Karan Bala Sarkar of Yugpur, Dhaka Colony of Nadia, because he has kept his families jointly with beautiful understanding.
My heartiest respect is to Anil Krishna Sarkar Goswami of Nakashipara, Yugpur, Nadia. He gives his time to his family and with this he adores, writes and sings ‘Kabigan’. It will be remarkable evidence in future. With this I also give my respect to Narayan Sarkar, Gita Sarkar and Amrita Sarkar.
I am also grateful to Lok Prakolpa Department of Information and Cultural affairs, Hooghly district, who have arranged to contact with different Persons, Baul Organisations, members, festivals and Seminars.
Besides, I am grateful to -
Ajit Burman, Ajoy Majumder, Akash Sahis, Aleya Begam, Alo Acharya, Amal Chakraborty, Anath Bandhu Santara, Anna Pal, Arati Pal, Arati Roy, Arjun Talukder, Arun Burman, Ayesha Bibi. Balaram Biswas, Barun Ghosh, Bhanu Paul, Bhola Das, Binoy Krishna Mahanta, Birendra Nath Roy, Bishnupada Sarkar, Bittu Mahanta, Bob Dilan, Bob Marlin, Buddhiswar Pal. Chaitanya Pal. Dhiraj Kshyapa, Dipak Kumar Adhikari, Dipankar Paik. Ganapati Mondal, Gopal Brahmochary, Goutam Das Baul. Hasina Bibi, Hassan Fakir. Indrajit Swarnakar, Indranil Chingri. James Khan, Jyotshna Pal, Kabi Arun Chakraborty, Kalachand Murmu, Kanak Kumar Acharya, Kartick Das Baul, Kartick Debnath, Khokon Rabi Das, Lakshan Gun, Laksman Malo, Lalu Fakir, Latika Sarkar, Luxmi Byapari, Madhabi Das, Mahaluxmi Biswas Halder, Mahua Ghosh, Mantu Sarkar, Milan Karmokar, Mongal Burman, Monimala Mondal, Mukul Sarkar, Nabakumar Biswas, Nirmal Kumar Biswas, Nirmal Sirkar, Nitya Gopal Das, Nupuri Mahanta, Pankaj Roy, Patit Das, Professor Satyam Mahapatra, Pulak Modak, Radhagobinda Mahanta, Raghu nath Ghosh, Rajkumar Burman, Rakesh Karan, Ram kanai Das, Rama Sil, Ranadhir Roy, Ranajit Mondal, Sadhan Sarkar, Sambhu Prasad Chowdhury, Sanatan Sil, Sandhya Rani Das, Santosh Pal, Saraswati Modak, Saptorshi Mukerjee, Satani Simha (Karan), Sheikh Sabir Ali, Shephali Dey etc. Shibu Mahanta, Shyamal Biswas, Silpi Chowdhury, Sontosh Howlader, Subhankar Mahanta, Subhas Das, Subodh Chandra Halder, Sudhir Malick, Sukumar Das, Sumitra Adhikari, Suphal Chudhury, Sushanto Halder, Tapas Singha, Tola Pal, Uttam Golder.
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