Baul — The Religious Singer
Kaushik Majumder
In West Bengal, India, there is a religious musical community which is known as ‘Baul’ and they sing the religious songs as well as devotional songs with their musical string-instruments called – ‘Khamok’ and ‘Ektara’. They sing and earn their bread and butter from door to door. They also sing in the religious gathering and functions and through their songs they convey the message of integrity to all.