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Bengali poet and musician (1833–1896) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Harinath Majumdar (20 July 1833 – 18 April 1896), better known as Kangal Harinath, was a Bengali journalist, poet, writer, and Baul singer.[2][3][4] He is the writer of Bijoy Basanta (1859), which is in the list of the first published Bengali novels.[5]
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Kangal Harinath | |
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কাঙ্গাল হরিনাথ | |
Born | Harinath Majumdar 20 July 1833[1] |
Died | 18 April 1896 62) | (aged
Other names | Kangal Fikir Chand, Fikir Chand Baul |
Harinath was born in Kumarkhali village, Kushtia District, now in Bangladesh.[6] He took up journalism to promote the cause of the poor and oppressed.[7] He started writing in the Sangbad Prabhakar and in 1863 started publishing a journal, Gram Barta Prokashika. The journal was funded by Swarnakumari Devi.[2] 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".[8]
Harinath wrote 18 books. Some of his works are:
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