[2][3][4] He is the writer of Bijoy Basanta (1859), which is in the list of the first published Bengali novels.

[5] Harinath was born in Kumarkhali village, Kushtia District, now in Bangladesh.

He established a Baul group named Kangal Fakir Chander Dal (Group of the Penniless Fakir Chand) in 1880.

His songs had a profound influence on many thinkers of the day, including Rabindranath Tagore and Akshay Kumar Maitreya.

[citation needed] On his death, the Indian Mirror commented "The district of Nuddea has lost one of its great men".