The Baul are a group of mystic minstrels from Bengal which includes Indian State of West Bengal and the country of Bangladesh. Bauls constitute both a syncretic religious sect and a musical tradition. Bauls are a very heterogeneous group, with many sects, but their membership mainly consists of Vaishnava Hindus and Sufi Muslims. They can often be identified by their distinctive clothes and musical instruments. Not much is known of their origin. Lalon Fokir is regarded as the most important poet-practitioner of the Baul tradition. Baul music had a great influence on Rabindranath Tagore's poetry and on his music.
Though Bauls comprise only a small fraction of the Bengali population, their influence on the culture of Bengal is considerable. In 2005, the Baul tradition was included in the list of "Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity" by UNESCO.
Thakur Satyananda Cultural Society has established a “Baul Gosthi” of “Baul Group” with the help of local participants who have a flair for Baul songs. It’s a effort to ensure that old Baul Songs are preserved and sung by the Bauls of today. Every evening, “Kalpataru Baul Gosthi” comprising of a very interesting heterogeneous group of Daily Labour, Gold Smith, Crane Operator, High School Physics Teacher, Businessman, School Teacher, Car Driver and well recognized School Inspector who is also a Post Graduate Degree Holder in mathematics come down to the Ashram for their evening practice of different songs and instruments.
Famous Baul artist, Sri Lakhman Das Baul, Sri Tarak Das Baul and his son Kangal Khepa are the chief mentors of Kalpataru Baul Gosthi. It also subtly work on preservation of the forgotten genres of Bengali songs such as (1) Baul Songs (2) Laloon Geeti (3) Mahajani gaan (4) Bhatiyali. Different rare musical instruments are also available for the artists to sing and practice.
We aim to present our Baul Group to different competitions and prestigious platforms for them to perform. It is one of the most loved group in the organization.
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Sanatan Salui – 9732037632
Janak Bagdi – 7384851751
The objective of the Tailoring Classes is to engage the Housewives in the locality into productive platforms. Tailoring can be a great source of income after the members complete their tailoring courses.
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We have provisions to train students from Basic Software Applications like MS-Office to semi advanced Applications like Photoshop, Corel Draw etc.
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The objective of the Drawing Classes is to engage the students in the locality to be more creative. Drawing also enhances overall concentration of the students and enables them to perform better in Academics . The course is approved by Prachin Kala Kendra, Chandigarh
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Goutam Salui – 9635641606
Music Classes are conducted by two renowned local singers Sri. Mathuranath Salui & Sri Sukanta Roy. Children are trained with Rabindra Sangeet, Folk and Mordern Bengali songs as per their interest. The course is approved by Prachin Kala Kendra, Chandigarh
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Mathuranath Salui – 9933579885
Elocution Classes are conducted by Sri. Deb Ranjan Datta on the poems of Rabindranath Tagore, Nazrul Ishlam, and common old Bengali poems. The objective of the course is to develop self confidence and develop the ability of Public Speaking.
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Sri. Deb Ranjan Datta – 9474833108
Dance Classes are the most popular classes specially among the little girls of the school. Besides Bharat Natyam, other forms like Folk, Modern & Rabindra Nitya are also taught to Students. The course is approved by Prachin Kala Kendra, Chandigarh.
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