Baba Harballabh

Swami Harballabh was a Hindustani classical vocalist and a saint.[1] In 1875, he established the first Hindustani classical music festival in the world, known as Harballabh Sangeet Sammelan.[2]

He was born to an affluent family at a village in Bajwara. He was a student of Swami Tulja Gir, who encouraged him to practice art and music.[2]

Although Baba Harballabh came from a long line of saints who sang devotional songs, he went on to formal training under Pandit Duni Chand of Ujahan (now in Sialkot district) and maintained the guru-shishya parampara at Devi Talab, where scores of disciples learned the art from him and other masters.[3]

Swami Harballabh had many disciples, and he attempted to instill a love of music in them. The place where Swami Hariballabh used to sing became a Kashi for musicians and players of classical music.[2][3]

Baba Harballabh also translated Raag Darpan and wrote Sangeet Dapran.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Shri Baba Harballabh Sangeet Mahasabha". punjabtourism.gov. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Harivallabh". Harivallabh.org. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "What Is Harballabh Sangeet Sammelan". www.thisday.app. Retrieved 4 December 2023.


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