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A Giant in Our Cultural History
He loved to go fishing when he was a child. His childhood hero was a hazam, one who performs the circumcision of males following Islamic practices, an eccentric character who wore his hair like Krishna's — a bun on top of his head. Yasin Hazam, was dark and tall; he had teeth made of gold. When Yasin sang and danced wearing a ghungroo, the little boy, would watch with awe. He wanted to become someone like Yasin when he grew up.
Amitava Kar
He didn’t become anything like Yasin but his fascination for the unusual legends of the villages turned into a life-long passion. Now the world knows Shamsuzzaman Khan as a prominent folklorist and scholar, introducing to the world, the magic of…
