Museum and gallery, Sunamganj
Hason Raja Museumহাছন রাজা জাদুঘর
- Time needed
- About an hour.
- best months
- Oct–Mar
- Cost
- Small entry fee.
The family home of the mystic poet Hason Raja (1854–1922) in Sunamganj town, now a small museum of his belongings and songs.
At a glance
- Poet
- Hason Raja, 1854–1922
About
Hason Raja was a wealthy zamindar who turned from pleasure to a mystic search, and his songs about the passing world and the divine are still sung across Bengal. The museum in the house where his family lived keeps his chair and table, his paan box, a part of his tea table, portraits and copies of his writing, with a research centre on his literature beside it.
It sits by the Surma, close to the town centre.
Getting there: A short rickshaw ride inside Sunamganj town.
Things to do
- Listen to a recording of his songs, then walk along the Surma.
Good to know
- Hours vary; ask in town before going.
