Lalon
Shah (1774-1890) Baul guru, singer and composer
of baul songs. According to tradition, he was
born into a Kayastha family in the village of
Bhandara in Kushtia. As a young boy, Lalon caught
smallpox and was abandoned in a critical condition.
Siraj Sain, a Muslim fakir, picked up the child
and nursed him back to health. Lalon was later
inducted as a Baul fakir. He set up an Akhda
at Chheuriya, where he lived with his wife and
a few disciples.
