Baul Samrat Gostho Gopal Das, was a famous folk singer of Bengal

Bengal

Bengal is a historical and geographical region in the northeast region of the Indian Subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. Today, it is mainly divided between the sovereign land of People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, although some regions of the previous...

 folk songs known as Palli Geeti, which was enrished by Bhatiyali, Bhawaiya, Jaar, Murshidi. The palli geeti are sung in specially in Delta of the Ganges in both East and West Bengal.

Life of Gostho Gopal Das

Gostho Gopal Das was born in 8th Jan 1948 in Hoogly District in West Bengal, India. He became noted for his melodious songs. He resided in Bagula

Bagula

Bagula is a town situated in the Nadia district of West Bengal, India. It is 93 km from Kolkata. Several local trains come from Sealdah every day.-Geography:...

Paschim para near Dhan Hat. He died on December 4, 1986. His son Gostho Gokul Das was also a Bengali folksinger.

Works of Gostho Gopal Das

It is the popular song "Guru Na Bhoji Mui" which murmured along all villages of East and West Bengal. He created waves in palli geeti in history in bengali folk singing arena by "Chader Gae Chand Legeche". He was especially noted for the songs dedicated to the memory of Indira Gandhi such as "Octobarer aktirish 1984".

External links

• Books By The music of the Bauls of Bengal
• Gathani
• http://www.molinu.org/gostho_gopal_das?PHPSESSID=1cc6d2fba16fb8b8b081735d883dba9f