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Samir Baul: Exploring new horizons

Hossain Seraj, Magum
Saniir Hossain, popularly known as 'Samir Baul', is an accomplished baul singer of the country. Now he is eager to devote himself in researching Lalon's philosophy and songs as he thinks that the bard's lyrical works are a beacon for human beings.
"The lyrics of Lalon's song, ’Manush chhara kheparey tui mool harabi, manush bujhley shonar manush hobi...' first inspired me in this direction," said Samir Baul in a conversation with this correspondent.
Samir Baul, who hails from Karchadanga village under Chaulia union in Magura sadar upazila, is now a regular artiste of BTV as well as private channels, including Banglavision, Rtv, Diganto Television and ntv.
He is often featured on the BTV musical show, tiled "Hijol Tamai", that is aired on the last Wednesday of every month.
That's not all. On the 15th of every month, he participates in a Bangladesh Betar (radio) programme on Lalon songs and philosophy along with eminent singers Kangalini Sufia and Tuntun Baul,
Samir was born in an impoverished family. Life delivered some extremely hard knocks right from his childhood, when he lost his
mother Chhutu Bibi; Samir was just five months old then. He was brought up by his grandmother.
“I had my first brush with the world of melody at the tender age of six. It was Amulyo Biswas, a teacher of my local primary school, who inspired my in this direction,” said Samir.
Forced by poverty, he began to earn his livelihood
at a very young age. With his innate talent for acting, singing and dancing, with the help of some local people he joined a jatra party (of Shatrujitpur area in Magura sadar upazila) called Probhati Opera,
“Kanchiram Master of Jagla village gave me my first lessons in music, while Ali Master of the then Probhati Opera was my first dance
instructor,” said Samir, whose song and dance performances went on to rivet audiences in Magura. However, he went on to add, at that stage he never thought of performing on TV or in the capital city.
"I gathered enough courage to go to Dhaka only in the year 2000 to perform on the footpaths, inspired by the then Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Magura, Nuruzza-man Khan,” Samir reminisced.
“He (the DC) suggested that I should struggle to establish myself as a performer in Dhaka," he added.
Samir started performing spiritual songs at the mazar (shrine) of Hazrat Shall Ali (R) in Dhaka which he continued for about a month.
From there he came in contact with Salahuddin, then an official of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA), and got the opportunity to perform folk songs at a function arranged by BSA. The audience was just as captivated by his performance as in Magura.
. After his performance at Shilpakala, Samir's reputation spread far and wide. Today apart from being a regular performer on several TV channels and Bangladesh Betar, he is also sought after by cultural organisers in several districts.