Biren Das Baul was one of the major Baul performers and Guru of the recent times. He had extraordinary knowledge about Baul philosophy. For this he got extra importance. He was born in 1940 at Jhinaidaha of Bangladesh. Panju Shah and Bijay Sarkar were also of the same land. Jhinaidaha has fame for being a centre of Baul-Fakir tradition. Safdar Shah a direct disciple of Lalon was the first teacher of Biren Das. Later on he took lessons from Khodabaksh Shah, Mokshed Ali Shah, Karim Shah and Behal Shah. During the Bangladesh war in 1971 Biren Das left Bangladesh and settled to Hariharpara of Murshidabad in Bengal.
During his stay in Hariharpara his name spread fast because of his songs and religious interpretations of Vaishnavism and Islam. Later on he came to Chilekhali of Tehatta Daspara in Nadia. He always used to explain the importance and inner meaning of his songs to his audience which made him different and respectable. For having many gurus in the different phases of life he had an unending stock of songs; the perfect combination of voice and knowledge is observed in few people only. Apart from these he was a true teacher and guru. In 9th January 2019 he passed away in his Tehatta house in Nadia. The style he obtained from the direct disciples of Lalon makes him irreplaceable in the world of Baul.
In the year 2010 Biren Das recorded two albums each having 37 songs, named Biren Das Baul and Biren Das Vol 2, published by BNC musical.
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