Zara halke gaadi haanko｜Padmashree Kaluram Bamaniya｜Live Bhajan at Greenr Cafe｜Delhi

Zara Halke Gaadi Haanko — Sung by Padmashree Kaluram Bamaniya
Recorded live at Reviving Kabir, a thoughtfully curated folk music experience by Folk Highway.
📍 Venue: Greenr Café, GK1, New Delhi
🌾 Sponsor: Sadbhavna

In this evocative performance, Padmashree Kaluram Bamaniya renders the bhajan “Zara Halke Gaadi Haanko” with profound depth and simplicity. Rooted in the Nirguni and Kabir tradition, the bhajan urges the seeker to move gently through life—aware of its impermanence, mindful of ego, and conscious of the soul’s journey.

📜 Spiritual Context & Historical Insight

The essence of “Zara Halke Gaadi Haanko” aligns deeply with Kabir’s philosophy of detachment, humility, and inner awareness. The metaphor of the “gaadi” (vehicle/body or life path) reminds the human being to walk softly, consciously, and without arrogance—because the journey is fragile and temporary.

This message is closely connected to Kabir’s timeless teaching found in the bhajan “Mat Kar Maya Ko Ahankar”, where Kabir warns against pride in wealth, status, and material illusion (maya). Kabir believed that arrogance born from maya blinds the seeker from truth and liberation. Both bhajans serve as spiritual companions—guiding humans to live lightly, humbly, and truthfully, without being intoxicated by possessions or ego.

For centuries, such bhajans have been sung in satsangs and folk gatherings across Malwa, Rajasthan, and North India as living wisdom—passed orally from one generation to another.

🎤 Artist

Padmashree Kaluram Bamaniya, revered as the Kabir of Malwa, is among India’s most respected voices of Nirguni and Kabir bhajans. His singing carries not just melody, but lived philosophy, rural wisdom, and spiritual clarity.

🌱 Curated by — Folk Highway

Folk Highway is an entertainment agency dedicated to supporting, managing, and promoting Indian folk music, artists, and folk fashion.
Driven by a Route to Roots philosophy, Folk Highway creates immersive cultural experiences that reconnect audiences with India’s living traditions.
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🪴 Venue Partner — Greenr Café

Greenr Café, GK1, New Delhi, is a mindful, plant-based community space where food, culture, sustainability, and creativity intersect.
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🌾 Sponsor — Sadbhavna

Sadbhavna is a nature-inspired brand offering wholesome food and beverages rooted in simplicity, purity, and wellness.
Instagram: www.instagram.com/sadbhavna.life

📩 For shows and performance inquiries, contact Folk Highway on WhatsApp: 9911630087

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