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Lalon Fakir and the Bauls: Bengal's Mystic Singers
Episode 187 of The Hidden History of Bengal steps away from battlefields and court politics to enter the world of the Bauls — Bengal's wandering mystic minstrels. We trace the roots of this syncretic tradition to the 16th-century Sahajiya Vaishnava movement and Sufi orders, then focus on the most famous Baul of all: Lalon Fakir (c. 1772–1890). Born into a Hindu family, raised by a Muslim, Lalon composed thousands of songs that dismantle caste, religion, and dogma. His philosophy of 'dehatattva' — truth within the body — challenged orthodoxy and inspired later figures like…
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