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ABOUT BAIJU BAWRA:
Much of the information available on Baiju Bawra comes from legends; there is not much historically verifiable information available. Baiju Bawra was born on Sharad Purnima in the month of Ashwin in 1599 according to Vikram Samvat calendar (1542 CE).
Baiju was a musician at the court of the Raja of Chanderi (now in Guna District of Madhya Pradesh). Later, he became a musician at the court of Raja Mansingh of Gwalher (modern Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh). Sultan Bahadur Shah of Gujarat had also patronized Baiju.[2]
Baiju's original name was Baijnath Mishra. He got the name "Bawra" (crazy) because he was crazily in love with a dancer in Chanderi.
Just like Tansen, the renowned musician at the court of Mughal Emperor Akbar, Baiju was a disciple of Swami Haridas (1512-1607).[1] According to another legend, he was a contemporary of Amir Khusro and the creator of Dhrupad music style.[1]
Baiju learnt Dhrupad music in Dagurvaani in Vrindavan, and was an eminent Dhrupad singer. According to "historical" books preserved in Jai Vilas Mahal in Gwalior, he would lighten oil lamps by singing Raag Deepak, produce rain by singing Raag Megh, Raag Megh Malhar, or Raag Gaud Malhar, and bloom flowers on flowering plants by singing Raag Bahar.
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