Kangal Harinath Explained

Kangal Harinath
Native Name:কাঙ্গাল হরিনাথ
Native Name Lang:bn
Birth Name:Harinath Majumdar
Birth Date:20 July 1833[1]
Birth Place:Kumarkhali village, Kushtia District, Bengal Presidency, British India
Other Names:Kangal Fikir Chand, Fikir Chand Baul

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]

Early life and career

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.

On his death, the Indian Mirror commented "The district of Nuddea has lost one of its great men".[8]

Notable works

Harinath wrote 18 books. Some of his works are:

Notes and References

  1. News: Kangal Harinath birth anniversary commemorated in Kushtia . Amanur . Aman . The Daily Star . 22 July 2010 . 2 January 2019 .
  2. Book: Shipra Dastider . 2012 . Harinath, Kangal . http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Harinath,_Kangal . Islam . Sirajul . Sirajul Islam . Jamal . Ahmed A. . Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Second . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  3. News: The legacy of Kangal Harinath . 2022-09-14 . The Daily Star . en.
  4. News: bn:কাঙাল হরিনাথ মজুমদার . https://www.sahos24.com/biography/38416/%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%99%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A5-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0 . 2022-09-14 . Sahos . bn.
  5. Web site: 2022-01-24 . bn:কাঙাল হরিনাথ . https://sobbanglay.com/sob/kangal-harinath/ . 2023-07-28 . sobbanglay.com . bn-BD.
  6. News: Amanur Aman . 21 April 2015 . Death anniversary of Kangal Harinath . . 23 April 2015.
  7. Raha . B. . 26 November 2013 . Harinath Majumdar and the Bengal Peasantry . Indian Historical Review . 40 . 2 . 331–353 . 10.1177/0376983613499683 . 144324477.
  8. News: Rajib Kanti Roy . A Selfless Reformer, Kangal Harinath Majumdar . The Daily Sun . 28 May 2016.

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