Kangal Harinath
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| Native name | কাঙ্গাল হরিনাথ |
| Born | Harinath Majumdar 1833 Kumarkhali village, Kushtia District, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 16 April 1896 (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.[citation needed]
On his death, the Indian Mirror commented "The district of Nuddea has lost one of its great men".[4]
Notable works
Harinath wrote 18 books. Some of his works are:
- Bijoy Basanta (1859)
- Charu-Charitro (1863)
- Kavita Kaomudi (1866)
- Okkrur Sangbad (1873)
- Chittachapala (1876)
- Kangal-Fakir Chand Fakirer Gitabali (1293-1300 Bengali Year)
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