WhY american Like our Bajans

• Americans Liking Hindu BajansHindu Bajans are devotional songs about Hindu Gods.
• They are greatly appreciated and listened to by Hindus.
• They are sung by great artists and heard by many Indians.
• But, recently Bajans are becoming popular among Americans.
• The Americans are going and paying a good amount of money to listen to American bands sing Bajans.
• This is a new phenomena.
• I had a Sivananda Yoga Center in Delaware and every Sunday we used to sing Bajans. Mostly Americans used to come to my center for Satsang.
• I was recently talking to one of our regular attending American men and he has recently formed a band to sing Bajans. Many Americans come to hear his Bajans.
• Many Bajans are in Sanskrit and Hindi. I hear there are many bands that have developed in America that sing Bajans.
• Richard Alpert, the professor of Harvard University, went to India and became Hindu and he changed his name to Ram Dass.
• He has written many books on Hindu philosophy. One is a very popular book, "Be Here and Now." He is very popular among young Americans. He started singing Bajans.
• One of his disciples is a great singer of Bajans. His name is Bhagavan Das. "He brought traditional Indian chants together with contemporary beats and loops," says his official website. He goes around the world to sing his Bajans and people pay money to listen to him. He has many recordings and they are very popular.
• Even my wife bought his Bajan records and I remember she enjoyed listening to them. He has made Hindu Bajans very popular in America. If you are interested, you should look into his music and songs.The International Society of Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) not only spreads Hinduism around the world but singing Bajans.
• They are also contributing to this new trend in America for sure, but I don't know about overseas.God is always there and when you sing his glory, it brings love and peace in peoples heart. It does not matter if you sing in English, Sanskrit, Hindi or any other language.Bharat J. Gajjar