Abdur rahman boyati biography of abraham

by Mac Haque

‘Throw some food our way, not flowers at our corpse.’ - Kuddus Boyati

When the legendary Abdur Rahman Boyati made his transition on August 19, the loss to the nation was not of a ‘star’ but a galaxy disappearing from the heaven above.

 Paralysedwith a cerebral stroke on September 17, and unable to sing, for nearly ten years the legend survived on contributions from all sections of our society. Yet when it was time to bid our final adieu to the man who represented Bangladesh in many an international event, gaining admiration and respect for his raw and pristine artistry, the picture that was repetitive and revolting was his apparent state of economic hardship.

Revolting, for the media and social networks more than focusing on his music or his art or the man that was Rahman Boyati, went on an overdrive of shallow and hypocritical crocodile tears.

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