Kangal Harinath

Kangal Harinath
Native name কাঙ্গাল হরিনাথ
Born Harinath Majumdar
1833
Kumarkhali village, Kushtia District, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died 16 April 1896(1896-04-16) (aged 63)
Other names Kangal Fikir Chand, Fikir Chand Baul
Ethnicity Bengali

Harinath Majumdar (c. 1833 – 16 April 1896), better known as Kangal Harinath, was a Bengali journalist, poet and Baul singer.[1]

Early life and career

Harinath was born in Kumarkhali village, Kushtia District, now in Bangladesh.[2] He took up journalism to promote the cause of the poor and oppressed.[3] He started writing in the Sangbad Prabhakar and in 1863 started publishing a journal, Gram Barta Prokashika. The journal was funded by Swarnakumari Devi.[1] In 1873 Harinath set up a printing press for printing this journal.

He was a disciple of Lalon Shah. He established a Baul group named Kangal Fakir Chander Dal (Group of the Penniless Fakir Chand) in 1880. His songs had a profound influence on many thinkers of the day, including Rabindranath Tagore and Akshay Kumar Maitreya.

On his death, the Indian Mirror commented "The district of Nuddea has lost one its great men".

Notable works

Harinath wrote 18 books. Some of his works are:

References

  1. 1 2 Shipra Dastider. "Harinath, Kangal". Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  2. Amanur Aman (April 21, 2015). "Death anniversary of KANGAL HARINATH". The Daily Star. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  3. Raha, B. (26 November 2013). "Harinath Majumdar and the Bengal Peasantry". Indian Historical Review 40 (2): 331–353. doi:10.1177/0376983613499683.


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