Fakir Lalon Shah

Full name: Fakir Lalon Shah
Nick name: Lalon
Birth date: 1774
Birthplace: Horishpur, Jhenaidah
Education: Self-educated
Occupation: Baul saint
Spouse (s): Bishokha
Religion: Unknown
Zodiac sign: Aries
Died: October 17, 1890
Buried: Cheuriya, Kushtia, Bangladesh

Lalon Shah was famous Baul saint, singer, songwriter and thinker who possessing a versatile talented. He was singer, composer and lyricist of numerous famous songs. Lalon is regarded as one of the pioneers of Baul song as well as he was a social reformer, humanist and philosopher. He was away from religion, cast and racial discrimination and positioned the humanity in the highest position. Lalon was humanist, wrote song being encouraged from this perception of secularism. His songs largely influenced to the world poet Rabindranath Tagore and Kazi Nazrul Islam.