'Ya Ghat Bheetar' by Vipul Rikhi

या घट भीतर अनहद गरजे
या ही में उठत फुवारा
ढूंढे रे ढूंढे अंधियारा

In this body, the sound of the universe
And fountains of elation, in this body
Yet you search in the dark!

In one of his most iconic and powerful songs, Kabir describes the marvels of the worlds within! This very body, this self, contains the entire universe within it. But we insist on looking in the darkness.

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Writer and singer Vipul Rikhi is one of the core members of the Kabir Project team and one of the co-creators of Ajab Shahar, a digital archive celebrating the oral folk traditions of Bhakti, Sufi and Baul music. His work includes extensive writings on and translations of a wide range of mystic poetry. In the course of these inner and outer journeys, he has developed a deep love for singing mystic poetry in the folk idiom. He also writes poetry and fiction, and has published a novel and collections of poetry and short stories. He was a fellow for literature at the Akademie Schloss Solitude in Germany in 2010-11. Learn more about him at https://vipulrikhi.wordpress.com/

The song is shot spontaneously in an impromptu moment by photographer and designer Smriti Chanchani, one of the primary members of the Kabir Project team since 2005. Find more of her work at http://dropr.com/smriti

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Ajab Shahar is a digital archive of mystic poetry and music drawing from the rich Bhakti and Sufi oral traditions in India and beyond... Explore a world of sung and spoken wisdom at https://ajabshahar.com

Song Credits:
Vocals, Tambura & Khadtaal: Vipul Rikhi

Translation: Vipul Rikhi

Video Credits:
Camera: Smriti Chanchani
Editing: Prashant Parvataneni
Sub-Titling: Prashant Parvatneni & Vipul Rikhi
Collection: The Kabir Project

Place: Bangalore, India
Date: September 2015