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	Lalon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lalon intentionally kept his place of birth and the identity of his parents unknown.
		Lalon left no trace of his birth or his 'origin' and remained absolutely silent about his past, fearing that he would be cast into class, caste or communal identities by a fragmented and hierarchical society.
		Lalon does not fit into the construction of the so called 'bauls' or 'fakirs' as a mystical or spiritual types who deny all worldly affairs in desperate search for a mystical ecstasy of the soul.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lalon_Fakir (585 words)

	Jah Bauliana - Worshipping the Great gOD in mAN
		On Fakir Lalon Shah - Response from Maia Grenell
		On Fakir Lalon Shah - Response from Sulav Chowdhury
		On Fakir Lalon Shah - By Farhad Mazhar
	bauliana.blogspot.com (13332 words)

	arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh/India
		Lalon, a powerful and gifted instrument, it may be safely said, echoed the voice of the eternity, eternal pangs of human soul with the fullest devotion, sincerity and ecstasy.
		Lalon died in 1890, and his mortal remains rest in Seuria, now the holy pilgrimage of Bauls and the lovers of Bauls songs.
		Lalon Shah’s background as a common man and his concern for the spiritual betterment of humanity are both clearly revealed in the songs.
	www.sos-arsenic.net /english/intro/lalon.html (6539 words)

	BANGLAPEDIA: Lalon Shah (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Lalon was a humanist who completely rejected all distinctions of caste and creed.
		Lalon Shah left no written copies of his songs, which were transmitted orally and only later transcribed by his followers.
		Lalon died at Chheuriya, at the age of 116 on 17 October 1890.
	banglapedia.org /HT/L_0035.HTM (233 words)

	BDGF :: Bangladesh Demography
		Fakir Lalon Shah (1774-1890), the most illustrious Baul poet of Bengal, was born in Chapra, Kushtia.
		The inner meaning of Lalon songs caters for peace and tranquility, and is akin to Sufism calling for the purity of soul.
		Lalon geeti or songs contain high lyrical value and is considered as the finest asset in our line of folk music.
	www.bangladeshgateway.org /event.php?eventID=22 (587 words)

	NON-FICTION \| New Age Eid Special
		Lalon appeared as an idea in flesh and blood and such appearance is known as ‘abirvhab’; accordingly the death or the disappearance is called ‘tirodhan’.
		Lalon was against all forms of socio-economic hierarchy, caste, class, and gender and any forms of politics of identity based on race, nationality, etc. He did not believe in divisions according to jat (caste), path (hierarchies by which who can accept food and water from whom), class, patriarchy, religion and nation.
		Lalon was not a nationalist, despite the fact the anti-colonial nationalist movement was fomenting in the subcontinent.
	www.newagebd.com /2005/nov/04/eidspecial05/non-fiction06.html (4053 words)

	The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 804 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Fakir Abdul Gani Shah known as Bader Shah was the Khadem of Lalon's shrine.
		Later he became a Lalon follower and subsequently gained Khilka Khelafat (the highest state of knowledge and sacredness; the cult believes that at this stage one is prepared to absorb the Lord in the soul) 50 years back.
		Fakir Bader Shah said, "Being attracted to Fakir Lalon Shah's verses which are principles of Ohadaniat (the belief that glorifies human beings) I became a Lalon devotee.
	www.thedailystar.net /2006/08/30/d608301402136.htm (409 words)

	Eminent Bauls of Bengal
		alon Fakir, born in the village of Bhandra which was, at that time, in the district of Nadia (west Bengal).
		Lalon songs are very popular among the Bauls of both east and west Bengal.
		Lalon was perhaps the most radical voice in India during British colonial rule composing numerous, somewhat revolutionary songs that celebrated the freedom of the body and soul and opposed both the British colonialism and the caste system of India.
	babukishan.com /lineage.htm (1209 words)

	EID SUPPLEMENT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Fakir Lalon Shah, the most representative poet in our folk tradition has asked : ‘Shall ever such a time emerge,/ when Hindu Muslim Buddha Christian shall converge?’ It is indeed a utopia and only a folk poet like Lalon, completely detached from the mundane, worldly life, can dream of a civilisation of this kind.
		Lalon’s dream is not a fancy, rather it is his meditated verdict, since he knows fully well that there is a unique jewel inside every individual, and it is the sacred duty of every individual entity to discover it.
		Lalon asserts, ‘Human life like this will never be repeated./ Recognise this jewel of a man before your time is up.’ So Lalon’s longing is based on his philosophical quest; he knows that an individual does not live forever, but the jewel in him is imperishable.
	independent-bangladesh.com /news/nov/02/02112005sl.htm (10631 words)

	The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 805 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Lalon song maestros Late Fakir Mahim Shah and Fakir Karim Shah conducted the fellowship.
		This happens as Lalon followers are inspired by the idea that the human body is the seat of all truth and to reach that level, they are always in search of a guru or moner manush.
		Fakir Lalon's Kalams (verses) were written by Fakir Maniruddin Shah and were composed by Fakir Manik Shah.
	www.thedailystar.net /2006/08/31/d608311402130.htm (566 words)

	[No title]
		It was the death centenary of the agnostic sage of Bangladesh Fakir Lalon Shah, whose date of birth, while a mystery, it is said that at the time of his departure from planet earth he was well over 100 years of age.
		Music was the vehicle of Lalon Shah’s message, and no matter how esoteric the contents were, it never failed to find a ready audience as the natives of Bengal always had a natural inclination and talent for the art form.
		It is therefore not unusual that the word ‘Fakir’ precedes his name, a title and a derivative from the Arabic word Fiqh meaning someone who has acquired deep philosophical knowledge through practice, patience, inquiry and sacrifice.
	www.bangladesh-web.com /view.php?hidDate=2004-02-21&hidType=FEA&hidRecord=0000000000000000001535 (1443 words)

	Lalon - Slider (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Lalon Fokir (1774-1890), also known as Lalon Shah was born in an obscure village in the district of Kushtia, now in Bangladesh).
		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.
		In 1963, a mausoleum and a research centre were built at the site of his akhda.
	enc.slider.com /Enc/Lalon_Fakir (300 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Lalon informs people about the hard reality of this worldly life where people are apt to engage themselves in illusive activities pertaining to their personal, social and political matters.
		To reverse the situation, guru Aziz Shah Fakir reveals that knowledge of the productive practices and cultural values of traditional societies appears as an important point of departure for developing innovative technological systems that could more adequately utilize the productive potential of ecosystems without degrading them.
		People from all social strata and religious beliefs have reverence for Lalon Fakir, the Chisty and their Khalifas (successors), because of their open demonstration of social, religious and environmental inclusivism.
	www.bangladesh-web.com /news/view.php?hidDate=2005-07-05&hidType=HIG&hidRecord=0000000000000000050889 (2365 words)

	Music of Bangladesh - TheBestLinks.com - Bengal, Lalon Fakir, Kazi Nazrul Islam, SouthAsianmusic, ...
		A famous writer of Bengal who moved to Bangladesh post-partition was Kazi Nazrul Islam.
		Lalon Fakir is a popular Bangladeshi mystic poet, famous for his spiritual tunes.
		See Music of Bengal for information on music that originated in greater Bengal prior to the creation of a separate nation-state of Bangladesh in 1971.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Music_of_Bangladesh.html (112 words)

	Mac's Blog : Archives
		Fakir Lalon Shah was not a Baul, and this liberal agnostic monotheistic life style go back thousand of years.
		Thus when Lalon died he was buried without religious ceremony at his thatched house at Churia.
		There were no arguments about how Fakir Lalon Shah's mortal remains were to be disposed off.
	macsblog.blogspirit.com /archive/2005/06/06/index.html (1084 words)

	London Film Festival - Films - 2005 - Lalon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Lalon - Just saw this and was blown away.
		Bangladeshi auteur Tanvir Mokammel returns with his latest feature on the life of the legendary Lalon, a singer and fakir who led the Baul Fakir sect in late 1800s Bengal.
		Veteran actor Raisul Islam Asad plays the tortured and talented Fakir who leads his followers on their song soaked journey of independence.
	www.lff.org.uk /films_details.php?FilmID=478 (222 words)

	Rough Guides Travel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Kustia is known as the land of Lalon Fakir, Rabindranath Tagore, Gagon Horkora, Kangal Harinath, etc. It is called the cultural capital of Bangladesh.
		Lalon Fakir is the founder of the Baoul faith.
		But the hymn written by Lalon Fakir is sung broadly in Bangladesh and West Bengal.
	travel.roughguides.com /planning/journalEntryOverview.asp?JournalID=37587 (374 words)

	Adda: Man Of The Heart
		This was a one man show on the life and times of Lalon Fakir, a 19th century Bengali mystic and folk singer.
		Instead, the bulk of the presentation was on how Lalon deliberately shrouded his origins in riddles and how, scholars on both sides of the Hindu-Muslim divide, went to great lengths to claim him as one of their own.
		Clearly, Sudipto Chatterjee and director Suman Mukherjee hold Lalon very close to their hearts - in the post-show Q&A, both spoke of discovering their mutual interest while roommates in NYC in the early '90s.
	www.dishumdishum.com /archives/2005/10/man_of_the_hear.html (878 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Baul
		Baul music celebrates celestial love, but does this in very earthy terms, as in declarations of love by the bAul for his boshTomi or lifemate.
		With such a liberal interpretation of love, it is only natural that Baul devotional music transcends religion, and some of the most famous baul composers, such as Lalon Fakir have been of muslim birth.
		Here is a particularly well known Baul song: This article or section should be merged with Lalon Lalon Fokir was born in 1774 in an obscure village in the district of Kushtia in greater Bengal (now in located in the nation of Bangladesh).
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Baul (1148 words)

	Article on Fakir Lalon Shah - amaderGaan Forum
		Sulav Chowdhury: What song Lalon was crooning in his stentorian voice at the time of his death doesn't substantiate his spiritual fecundity.
		Maia Grenell: Of Lalon's death, whether "coincidence" or "quintessence of his mental sublimity" is something that is unknown.
		Lalon amader shogskriti te otoproto bhabe joriye ache.
	www.amadergaan.com /forum/showthread.php?p=512058#post512058 (1044 words)

	Lalon Fakir: Songs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Is your cage made, but it will be broken one day.
		Lalon says: Open the cage, look how the bird wings away!
		If, after examining the table of contents of the complete volume, you are interested in considering it for use at your own campus, please contact Paul Brians.
	www.wsu.edu:8080 /~wldciv/world_civ_reader/world_civ_reader_2/fakir.html (335 words)

	Excelsior... Nation
		But unlike in the past when stories of his films were derived from easily and abundantly available facts of not so distant history, Tanvir has travelled farther back in time choosing for ‘Lalon’ the life of Lalon fakir, the doyen among bauls of Bengal.
		Lalon Fakir, who died in 1890, has composed more than 1,000 songs which have profound depth and mesmerising music.
		For Tanvir, the feature film on Lalon was a step forward from his 60-minute documentary ‘Achin Pakhi’ (the unknown bard) made on him in 1996.
	www.dailyexcelsior.com /web1/04nov29/national.htm (5669 words)

	Promising Chumki Haque with light of music in hand
		The songs of Lalon, dipped in divinity, and a mystery that is innate in the heart of the music gets heavenly expression in the voice of Chumki and it has enthrolled a million hearts in Europe, and America.
		Some critiques say, Chumki added a little touch of modernity in her style that made the songs more acceptable to the Europeans and the Americans, and she did with such dexterity that the originality is nowhere compromised.
		The immortal songs of Lalon Fakir may find their home in Chumki's voice, and may people in this strife tom earth find a little peace listening to her heavenly charming voice urging the listeners to attain peace and tranquility and that they may brought closer to dear God, the urge that that Lalon's songs hold.
	nation.ittefaq.com /artman/publish/article_29615.shtml (557 words)

	Bauliana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Fakir Lalon Shah did not believe in looking UP for inspiration, but looking within.
		True work is in deciphering not just the 'song' that a lot of musicologist and pundits have tried to brush over (and sometime 'urbanize' to remove the 'frugal rural rusticity'), but indeed the implication of each and every individual word that were subtly crafted in his masterpieces.
		The word Lalon on the other hand in Bengalee means 'caring' - and he indeed was an Emperor, whose Empire was the Makers universe, his 'wealth' - the unsurpassed sense of compassion he had for fellow Man whom he worshipped as God.
	www.amadergaan.com /arboyati/_bauliana.htm (8984 words)

	The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 4 Num 241 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		What might seem to be the principal attraction of a film based on the life of a mystic folk singer like Lalon, in fact, turned out to be the most incoherent element in the film Lalon.
		Except for the sequence where Lalon, after his return to his village after a long spell of small pox, was refused any place in the society, nowhere in the movie can be found the slightest bit of suspense, which make a film hold the audience's attraction.
		In comparison to his acting, that of Azad Abul Kalam, who portrayed the young Lalon, seems quite clumsy, especially in the sequences where Lalon sings and dance.
	www.thedailystar.net /2004/01/28/d401281401113.htm (404 words)

	Mac's Blog : Discussion on Fakir Lalon Shah
		This is to draw your kind attention to an interesting discussion now on going in my Bauliana website on Fakir Lalon Shah.
		It is said that he was singing a song when the time arrived for him to leave.
		Lalon's greatest achievement was an ability to recognise his physical constitution-- Mazhar accepts it too---, but what is more significant and which the author never broached, is Lalon extracted his mental energy from this bodily bondage, which dragooned him into thinking of "another supernatural power" to whom he lays prostrate with bovine submission!.
	macsblog.blogspirit.com /archive/2005/11/13/discussion-on-fakir-lalon-shah.html (701 words)

	B3W Asian Films - MAI - Monash University
		The music of Baul singers is often exquisitely melodious and has a quality of freedom and spontaneity.
		Early in the film we are told of how Lalon became by chance alienated from his own Hindu community and was adopted as a young man by a community of Muslim weavers.
		The Unknown Bard then goes on to examine the beliefs and teachings of Lalon, showing some of his followers, contemporary bards, interacting with their communities, minor religious sects in Bangladesh.
	www.arts.monash.edu.au /mai/films/bard.html (300 words)

	Carol Salomon: Baul Songs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Bauls travel from place to place, singing their mystic folk songs to the accompaniment of an ektara, a one-stringed drone instrument held in one hand, and a dugi, a small drum hung on the shoulder and played with the other hand.
		Although there are many outstanding Baul poets, Lalan Fakir, also known as Lalan Shah, is considered to be the greatest of them all.
		The merit gained from such ritualistic acts may secure for the worshiper a place in heaven, but it will be of no help in escaping from the cycle of birth and death.
	globalwebpost.com /farooqm/study_res/bangladesh/carol_baul.html (5894 words)

	Nepalnews.com Mercantile Connumications Pvt. Ltd.
		He dies in the hill station, and the rest of the story investigates the claims of an itinerant fakir that he is the actual prince.
		The story crisscrosses from Darjeeling to Dhaka to Calcutta, a triangle that has collapsed in the last half century, and which in the best of worlds would be revived.
		What would Lalon Shah Fakir, the great Bangla mystic and Baul minstrel who died in Khustia in 1890, have said of barbed wire fences?
	www.nepalnews.com.np /archive/2005/others/guestcolumn/guest_columns_jan05_1.php (3023 words)

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