He added that he has contested with Indian Pala Gaan artiste in Nadi-24 pargana, Bardhaman, Musrhidabad, and Kolkata. He was awarded the first prize in a Pala Gaan competition in Shailkupa upazila. He has 10 students who are performing Pala Gaan and Baul songs in different parts of Bangladesh.Īli won an award from Jhenidah Baul Samity in 2009.
He said in every Bengali month Chaitra, he renders Baul songs at Jadughar, TSC Bakultala and Shishu park in Dhaka.
Suvas Das also echoed this view.Īli told Star Insight that he has taken part in Pala Gaan with reputed artiste like Momotaj, Dalil Uddin, Lal Mia, Shahanaj Parvin, Parash Dewan, Aklima, Latif Sarkar, Rashid Sarkar, Aleya, Mayarani and other Pala Gaan artistes. He has collected songs of artists that people of Jhenidah have not even heard of. Khulna Betar artist Jagadish Biswas and teacher of Chapali govt primary school, a close associate of Aruj Ali, said that Ali is a proponent of Lalon shah, Panju Shah, Bijoy Sarkar and Pagla Kanai songs. He has collected 8000 songs and knows 2000 of them by heart! His collection includes Lalon songs, Panju Shah, Pagla Kanai, Bijoy Sarkar, Meser Shah, Rashik Sarkar, Khaled Dewan and others rural song writers. Next, he went on to train under Abdul Halim Bayati of Nowdova village in Faridpur district and remained under his wing for around 32 years. Later, he learnt Pala Gaan and Lalon songs under Haran Biswas for one year at Kazali village. He made a Dotara with his own hands and started to practice. He was particularly attracted to Pala gaan and Lalon songs rendered by Halim Bayati and Hazera Bayati at Faridpur village. In 1975, he gave up studies to immerse himself in Lalon's ideology and Pala Gaan. Very often Lalon songs were performed and Pala Gaan was staged at the village.Īli completed his primary education in 1972 and studied up to class eight in Jalal Uddin secondary school. Ali's father Hakim assisted in Jari gaan with his tune (Dohari). Ali's interest in Lalon songs and Pala Gaan was kindled when he heard the songs at the age of 8. His father Abdul Hakim Mollah was a farmer. At the national level too, he is known as a talented Palakar/ Baul singer.Īruj Ali was born in 1961 in Armuk village under Sadar upazila of Jhenidah district. Aruj Ali draws large crowds all over Bangladesh with his soulful renditions of Lalongeeti. Veteran Baul singer, Lalon devotee and an enlisted artiste of Bangla Vision, Channel I, Baishakhi TV and Stv, Baul Aruj Ali, also renders Baul songs at Bangla Academy and Shilpokala Academy regularly. Aruj Bayati performing baul songs at his residence
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