In January 2012, a tribute event was organised in Asansol, West Bengal, to honour the legendary Lalon Fakir and Gautam ...

Gabriel García Márquez For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Fakir Lalon Shah—who orally composed thousands of songs in Bengali —died on October 17, 1890—on ...

In honour of the 135th death anniversary of Fakir Lalon, the spiritual mystic of the subcontinent and the Baul king, a three-day Lalon festival has been organized in Chheuriya, Kumarkhali, Kushtia.

A three-day Lalon festival has begun at Chheuriya Akhrabari in Kumarkhali, Kushtia, marking the 134th death anniversary of the subcontinent’s Baul king, Fakir Lalon Shah. The festival is celebrated ...

Fakir Lalon Shah (c. 1772–1890), a legendary mystic and poet revered for his profound humanistic philosophy, continues to inspire generations with his timeless songs and teachings. Despite his ...

As Suhrawardy Udyan transformed into a lively village fair, the open-air ‘Jatra Utshob’ festival rekindled the deep love for our folk culture, drawing people from all walks of life to celebrate under ...

His uncle, Babar Ali Mallick, clearly said to a reporter at that time, “As my nephew was speaking Bengali, he was falsely suspected to be a Bangladeshi.” The lab report on the meat sample corroborated ...

Speakers at a discussion in the Dhaka city on Saturday said that removing the fakir identity from Lalon and introducing him to people as baul was part of cultural politics. They also said that people ...

"Lalon Smaran Utsab", a three-day event commemorating Fakir Lalon Shah on his 134th death anniversary ended on Friday at the mystic bard's shrine in Kushtia's Chheuria. The festival started in the ...