According to a story, mentioned by Susheela Misra in Some immortals of Hindustani music, Baiju Bawra was born as Baij nath in a poor Brahmin family in Champaner, Gujarat Sultanate.
Around this time, Raja Man Singh Tomar invited him to Gwalior, where he spent most of his career and reached the zenith of his fame.
[2] While Baiju was in Gwalior Kingdom under the patronage of Raja Man Singh Tomar, Gopal left Chanderi permanently, lured by some Kashmiri merchants who wanted him to serve their king.
[citation needed] Baiju Bawra has written two books namely ekadasha and ramsagar.
Baiju Bawra died in Chanderi after suffering from typhoid on Vasant Panchami day in 1613.
Some medieval narratives, mentioned in works such as Mirat-i-Sikandari (17th century), describe an incident about a Gujarati singer called Bacchu (also known as Bakshu or Manjhu).
The Raja introduced him to emperor Humayun, who was pleased with his singing and granted his wish to release the Gujarati prisoners.
Bacchu remained in service of the emperor for some days, but then ran away to Sultan Bahadur Shah, who had escaped from Mandu to Champaner.