Draft:Bengali poet Fakir Lalon Shah: Oral poetry and tradition in the social context of contemporary Bangladesh

Bengali poet Fakir Lalon Shah: Oral poetry and tradition in the social context of contemporary Bangladesh is a book written by M Shahinoor Rahman.[1][2] He wrote the book by researching the thoughts, consciousness and beliefs of Mahatma Lalan Sai. The book is an important book on the philosophy of Lalon Shah, which is included in the syllabus of the University of Bangladesh.[3] The book is published by Indiana University, USA.

Subject

Lalan Sai brought the torch of light to the world against the turmoil, chaos, all these things are discussed in this book. The book discusses in detail the differences in Lalan's religious beliefs. Lalan was indifferent to traditional religion in real life as well.[4] Fakir Lalon Shah's personal life, family life, social life are discussed in this book. This book explains why Lalan spoke of being humanistic above all social life. Shahinoor Rahman said in this book, because Fakir Lalon knew and understood, he mentioned many things about people and humanism in his songs.

The book explains how world famous writers Rabindranath Tagore, Kazi Nazrul Islam and American poet Allen Ginsberg were influenced by Lalon's universal ideals of life.

Reference

  1. Khayrul Islam. "A Tribute to my Great Teacher Professor M. Shahinoor Rahman". Daily Sun. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  2. "Bengali poet Fakir Lalon Shah : oral poetry and tradition in the social context of contemporary Bangladesh". libcat.calacademy.org/. Cal Academy. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  3. "লালন দর্শনে শান্তির নতুন বিশ্ব বিনির্মান সম্ভব". Bangladesh Pratidin. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  4. Rashid, Dr. Saifur (April 2019). "Lalon's Philosophy, Baulism and Folk Musical Tradition in the Midst of Continuity and Change". Research Gate. Retrieved 8 August 2022.