Pt P. D. Baul awarded 1st Kala Kranti Lifetime Achievement Award

Pt P. D. Baul awarded 1st Kala Kranti Lifetime Achievement Award

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Category : Awards Published on: June 30 2023

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  • At the Kolkata edition of the International Performing Arts Festival (IPAF), Padma Shri Pandit Purna Das Baul was presented with the IPAF Lifetime Achievement Award for his outstanding contribution to the traditional Baul music on the world stage.
  • The award was presented to him by Governor Dr. Bose at the prestigious Indian Museum’s Ashutosh Birth Centenary Hall.
  • This is IPAF’s 5th year in Kolkata with 2 days of cultural programs to support the dying Indian art forms and different artists from Kolkata participated in it along with artists from other states as well.
  • Pt. P. D. Baul is known for traveling the globe with Bengal’s folk music, performing in 156 countries, in front of citizens of the world. 
  • He is the biggest name to be associated with Indian traditional music, especially when it comes to the Baul Gharana. 
  • Purna Das was first acknowledged as the ‘Baul Samrat’ (King of Baul music) in 1967 by none other than Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of independent India.
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