A professional bard, poet, or court musician in traditional Indian or South Asian culture.
From Sanskrit and Hindi origins, 'badhan' refers to a person of low caste status in traditional hierarchy who performed music and poetry, historically sometimes associated with praise-singing.
In medieval Indian courts, badhans were the social media influencers of their time—their songs and poetry shaped public opinion and celebration, yet they occupied a complex social position in the caste system.
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