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 Lalon Fakir was born in 1774 in an obscure
village in the district of Kushtia, Bangladesh. One of the greatest mystic-singers the
Indian subcontinent has ever produced, Lalon was perhaps the most radical voice in India
during British colonial rule. Like Kabir, he had no formal education and lived in extreme
poverty. Writing in nineteenth-century lyrical Bengali. Lalon composed numerous songs
which still provide spiritual and political inspiration to the Bengali rural peasant--a
class from which Lalon himself came, and also to freedom-fighters all over the world. He
celebrates the freedom of body, soul, and even language from all repressive and divisive
forces. Always opposed to casteism, sectarianism, and colonialism, Lalon represents and
exemplifies the true revolutionary and secular nature of his community known as
"Baul", a community of low-class, illiterate, wandering singers whose wisdom and
wit do not come from academic training, but from an active contact with a life intensely
lived. |
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Images
from the annual congregation at Laloon Fakir's tomb. Kustia. Bangladesh |
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