Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
August 15, 1947
Died
January 26, 2013
Age
65
Place of Birth
Shiuri, Birbhum, West Bengal, India
Popularity
0.4
Gour Khyapa
Acting
Biography
Gour Khyapa (15 August 1947 – 26 January 2013) was a Bengali Baul singer and a philosopher. His philosophy was related to Tattva. He was famous for his songs related to Radha-Krishna.[1] He taught philosophy at Vassar and Brown University. Music[edit] He had performed alongside Bob Dylan, Bob Marley and Janis Joplin at various concerts.[2][3] He also worked with Jerzy Grotowski, a Polish theatre director and theorist.[4] He refused to visit the United States to perform in Peter Brook’s 1989 film The Mahabharata, when told he couldn’t legally carry hemp with him.[4] Death and legacy[edit] O…
