Lalon
Sign in to saveAlso known as Lalon Shah, Lalon Fokir, Lalon Saint, Mahatma Lalon, Lalon Shah,, Lalon Fakir
Lalon (; 1772 – 17 October 1890), also known as Lalon Shah, Lalon Fakir and Shahji, was a Bengali spiritual leader, philosopher, mystic poet and social reformer. Born in what is now Khulna Division in Bangladesh, Lalon is regarded as an icon of Bengali culture, as he inspired and influenced many philosophers, poets and social thinkers including Rabindranath Tagore, Kazi Nazrul Islam and Allen Ginsberg. Lalon's philosophy of humanity rejects all distinctions of caste, class, and creed and takes a stand against theological conflicts and racism. It denies all worldly affairs in search of the soul
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1791
- Died
- 1851
- Works
- 20
Top works
- Damon & Pythias, or, The test of friednship
- The speeches of the Right Honourable Richard Lalor Sheil
- Evadne; or, The statue
- The apostate: a tragedy
- Speech at a grand public dinner given to him at Thurles, on Tuesday, September 29, 1835
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Lalon is a band with folk rock fusion music style mostly influenced by Fakir Lalon Shai. Band Lalon’s lead vocal Sumi is the winner of B & H Star Search 2000, recently she performed a liver open air concert at London with International Jazz Band Grand Union speculated by 10,000 audience was a huge achievement. Lalon’s guitarist Leemon is also a famous solo singer and reputed composer of contemporary music. Guitar player Masum is a freelance musician for Fuad and Habib. <a href="https://www.last
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Green Banking: Going Green
· 2015 · cited 67x
- Economic feasibility of Pabda and stinging catfish culture in recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) in Bangladesh
· 2021 · cited 18x
- COVID-19 vs Bangladesh: Is it Possible to Recover the Impending Economic Distress Amid this Pandemic?
· 2020 · cited 18x
- Credit Risk Management (CRM) Practices in Commercial Banks of Bangladesh: “A Study on Basic Bank Ltd.”
· 2015 · cited 10x
- COVID-19 vs Bangladesh: Is It Possible to Recover the Impending Economic Distress Amid This Pandemic?
· 2020 · cited 7x
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Quotes
- “If a Brahmin male/ Is known by the thread he wears, / How is a woman known? A Muslim is marked by the sign/ Of circumcision; but how should you / Mark a woman?”
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Key facts
- Person.name
- Lalon Shah Fakir
- Person.native_name
- ফকির লালন শাহ/সাঁই
- Person.native_name_lang
- bn
- Person.honorific_prefix
- Fakir
- Person.honorific_suffix
- Shah, Sai
- Person.image
- Fakir Lalon Shah.jpg
- Person.caption
- Portrait by Jyotirindranath Tagore (1884)
- Person.birth_place
- Jhenaidah District, Bengal Subah
- Person.death_place
- Kushtia, Bengal Presidency, British India
- Person.resting_place
- Mausoleum of Lalon Shah,Kumarkhali, Kushtia District, Khulna, Bangladesh
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Fakir Lalon Shah.jpg
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- date of death
- 1890-10-17
- date of birth
- 1772-01-01
- Commons category
- Lalon
- name in native language
- লালন
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Lalon (; 1772 – 17 October 1890), also known as Lalon Shah, Lalon Fakir and Shahji, was a Bengali spiritual leader, philosopher, mystic poet and social reformer. Born in what is now Khulna Division in Bangladesh, Lalon is regarded as an icon of Bengali culture, as he inspired and influenced many philosophers, poets and social thinkers including Rabindranath Tagore, Kazi Nazrul Islam and Allen Ginsberg. Lalon's philosophy of humanity rejects all distinctions of caste, class, and creed and takes a stand against theological conflicts and racism. It denies all worldly affairs in search of the soul and embodied the socially transformative role of sub-continental Sufism and Bhakti.
Lalon founded the institute known as Lalon Akhra in Cheuriya, about from Kushtia railway station in southwestern Bangladesh. His disciples dwell mostly in Bangladesh and Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura and Assam’s Barak Valley. Every year on the occasion of his death anniversary, thousands of his disciples and followers assemble at Lalon Akhra and pay homage to him through celebration and discussion of his songs and philosophy for three days.