This poetry has flowed for centuries carried in songs from singers to listeners in spaces mostly unmediated by the market, where people come together for no other transaction except to partake of this wisdom. While we offer you an open and entirely free immersive experience, we recognise that we all have an obligation towards supporting the livelihoods of the singers who keep this poetry alive through song.
Ajab Shahar has made modest contributions to the singers towards each song uploaded on this site. We also share with them 100% of any revenues accruing to their songs and 50% of profits on their CDs accompanied by books produced by the Kabir Project. We invite you to make donations directly to the singers (see contact info in people) or write to us for their bank details at [email protected].
The journey a song makes from the throat of a singer to the video player you view is a long one. While being a labour of love for us, the journey nevertheless has its expenses – travel to a field location, accommodation for the team, hiring cameras, sound recording equipment, artist payments, research, transcribing & translation, editing and sub-titling the video, uploading it and keeping the website up and running!
So if the experience offered by Ajab Shahar has been moving or valuable to you in some way, please consider offering financial support to keep it running. This will also allow us to bring new gems to you that enrich the site. Write to [email protected] for our bank details.