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Many world-famous poets, writers and philosophers have been influenced by Lalon's songs and philosophy. Two years after Lalon's death, the world-poet Rabindranath went to his akhrabari and, influenced by Lalon's philosophy, composed 150 songs. He raised the subject of Lalon in his various lectures and writings. The egalitarian poet Kazi Nazrul Islam was influenced by Lalon's humanist philosophy. The American poet Allen Ginsberg was influenced by Lalon's philosophy, and his works show an imitation of Lalon's style of writing. He even composed a poem titled After Lalon.
Research on Lalon's music and religious philosophy has been carried out, and continues, at home and abroad. In 1963 the Lalon Folk Literature Centre was founded around the akhrabari at Cheuria. Later, with the dissolution of the Lalon Folk Literature Centre, the Lalon Academy was established in 1978 under the Shilpakala Academy.
On the day of his death a remembrance festival is held at the akhra in Cheuria. From the far corners of the country and abroad, countless people come here every year for the Lalon remembrance festival and on Dol Purnima, to recall the philosophy of this spiritual sage. Since 2010 a five-day festival has been held here; this event is known as the "Lalon Utsab". At present there are demands from all sides for the Lalon Utsab, or the rural Lalon mela, to be run for a whole week.
Ranajit Kumar composed a novel on Lalon titled Sen Baul Raja (The Sen Baul King). Paresh Bhattacharya wrote a novel called Baul Rajar Prem (The Baul King's Love). The famous Indian storyteller Sunil Gangopadhyay wrote the novel Moner Manush (The Man of the Heart) on Lalon's life. Rabindranath Tagore's famous novel Gora opens with Lalon's song "Khachar bhitor achin pakhi kemne ashe jay" ("How does the unknown bird within the cage come and go").
In 1936 Sunirmal Basu wrote a short story called Lalon Fakirer Bhite (Lalon Fakir's Homestead). In 1964 Shawkat Osman wrote a short story titled Dui Musafir (Two Travellers).
Several films and documentaries have been made about Lalon. In 1972 Syed Hasan Imam directed the film Lalon Fakir. In 1986 Shakti Chattopadhyay made a film of the same name. In 1988 M. Hamid directed the documentary Dhakhe Koizana ("Look Who's Watching"), which was shown on television in Bangladesh. In 1996 Tanvir Mokammel directed the documentary Achin Pakhi. In 2004 a film titled Lalon was made under Tanvir Mokammel's direction. And in 2010, based on Sunil Gangopadhyay's novel, Gautam Ghosh made the film Moner Manush, which won the award for the best film at the 41st India Film Festival in 2010.
Rabindranath Tagore said that in the song "Ache jaa ke moner manush, she money" — "He whom the heart holds as the Man of the Heart" — he had been able to discover the Man of the Heart it speaks of. On this theme he composed a poem as well; its words were "Praner manush achhe prane, tai heri tay sokolkhane..." ("The Man of my life is in my life, and so I see him everywhere...").
All over the world — and especially in the whole of the Indian subcontinent, including Bangladesh — Lalon's songs are very popular. According to listeners' choice, in the BBC Bangla list of the twenty greatest Bengali songs of all time, Lalon's Khachar bhitor achin pakhi kemne ashe jay stands fourteenth. Lalon has songs on atmattva, dehattva, the guru or murshid, love and devotion, sadhana, man and the supreme, Allah and the Prophet, Krishna and Gaur, and on many other themes.
Allen Ginsberg's English poem is given below:
It's true I got caught in the world When I was young Blake tipped me off Other teachers followed: Better prepare for Death Don't get entangled with possessions That was when I was young, I was warned Now I'm a Senior Citizen and stuck with a million books a million thoughts a million dollars a million loves How'll I ever leave my body? Allen Ginsberg says, I'm really up shits creek
I sat at the foot of a Lover and he told me everything Fuck off, 23 skidoo, watch your ass, watch your step exercise, meditate, think of your temper- Now I'm an old man and I won't live another 20 years maybe not another 20 weeks, Maybe the next second I'll be carried off to rebirth the worm farm, maybe it's already happened- How should I know, says Allen Ginsberg Maybe I've been dreaming all along-
It's 2 A.M. and I got to get up early and taxi 20 miles to satisfy my ambition- How'd I get into this fix, this workaholic show- biz meditation market? If I had a soul I sold it for pretty words If I had a body I used it up spurting my essence If I had a mind it got covered with Love- If I had a spirit I forgot when I was breathing If I had speech it was all a boast If I had desire it went out my anus If I had ambitions to be liberated how'd I get into this wrinkled person? With pretty words, Love essences, breathing boasts, anal longings, famous crimes? What a mess I am, Allen Ginsberg.
Sleepless I stay up & think about my Death --certainly it's nearer than when I was ten years old and wondered how big the universe was- If I dont get some rest I'll die faster If I sleep I'll lose my chance for salvation- asleep or awake, Allen Ginsberg's in bed in the middle of the night.
4 a.m. Then they came for me, I hid in the toilet stall They broke down the toilet door It fell in on an innocent boy Ach the wooden door fell in on an innocent kid! I stood on the bowl & listened, I hid my shadow, they shackled the other and dragged him away in my place-How long can I get away with this? Pretty soon they'll discover I'm not there They'll come for me again, where can I hide my body? Am I myself or some one else or nobody at all? Then what's this heavy flesh this weak heart leaky kidney? Who's been doing time for 65 years in this corpse? Who else went into ecstasy besides me? Now it's all over soon, what good was all that come? Will it come true? Will it really come true?
I had my chance and lost it, many chances & didn't take them seriously enuf. Oh yes I was impressed, almost went mad with fear I'd lose the immortal chance, One lost it. Allen Ginsberg warns you dont follow my path to extinction
--Allen Ginsberg (March 31, 1992)
