आय के जाबि ओपारे : लालन : प्रतिमा बनर्जी

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आय के जाबि ओपारे।

दयाल चाँद मोर दिच्छे खेया

अपार सागरे।।

ये दिबे से नामेर दोहाइ

तारे दया करबेन गोँसाइ

एमन दयाल आर केह नाइ

भबेर माझारे।।

पार कर जगत् बेड़ि

नेय ना पारेर कड़ि

सेरे सुरे मनेर देड़ि

भार देना तारे।।

दिये ऐ श्रीचरणे भार

कत अधम हल पार

सिराज साँइ कय, लालन तोमार 

बिगार जाय ना रे।।

Lalon 

also known as Fakir Lalon Shah, Lalon Shah, Lalon Fakir or 

Mahatma Lalon (c. 1772 – 17 October 1890; )was a prominent 

Bengali philosopher, Baul saint, mystic, songwriter, social reformer 

and thinker from the Indian subcontinent. 

Regarded as an icon of Bengali culture, he inspired and influenced 

many poets, social and religious thinkers including Rabindranath Tagore, 

Kazi Nazrul Islam, and Allen Ginsberg.  

He "rejected all distinctions of caste and creed". Widely celebrated as 

an epitome of religious tolerance. In his songs, Lalon envisioned a society 

where all religions and beliefs would stay in harmony. 

He founded the institute known as Lalon Akhrah in Cheuriya, about 

2 kilometres from Kushtia railway station. His disciples dwell mostly 

in Bangladesh and West Bengal. Every year on the occasion of his 

death anniversary, thousands of his disciples and followers assemble 

at Lalon Akhrah, and pay homage to him through celebration and 

discussion of his songs and philosophy for three days.

Lalon lived within the zamindari of the Tagores in Kushtia and had visited the 

Tagore family. It is said that zamindar Jyotirindranath Tagore sketched the only 

portrait of Lalon in 1889 in his houseboat on the river Padma.

Pratima Bandopadhyay 
(21 December 1934 – 29 July 2004) (born as Pratima Chatterjee 
aka Pratima Chattopadhyay) was a Bengali playback singer from 
Kolkata, who sang numerous songs in popular Bengali language 
movies and non-film as well, particularly during the 1950s, 60s 
and 70s.
She was also known as Pratima Banerjee.