A Comparative Study to Identify the Impact of Fakir Lalon Shah’s Ideology in Modern Vision Management Concept of the Organisation

Be it an organisational or individual, when vision (Goal) is set without the “SMART” concept there is every possible deviation in strategy formulation and execution of planned activities to achieve such vision. Deprived of an accurate vision neither an organisation nor an individual can function optimally and thus peace and harmony are jeopardized and disrupted. This research tries to portray and establish the resemblances of the organisational value-based vision adapting concept in reference to the expression of ideology in lyrics of songs composed by Fakir Lalon Shah who happened to be one of the great Baul (Baul Sufi) Saint and social reformist of the 18th Century. His songs rebelled about having a divine Vision (Goal) in an individual and the rationality approaches to achieve it, thus creating a similarity among modern vision management concepts; ‘SMART Goal’ and ‘visionary leadership’. These concepts are most prominent today in establishing peace and serenity in the human mind to have peaceful, humanitarian sustainability and succession of any organisation and hence creating a positive impact on society at large. A comparative study under the 'Descriptive Research' methodology is adopted for this study. Secondary data were used for comparative conceptual analysis to identify the impact of Fakir Lalon Shah's ideology in his composed songs with vision management concepts. Experts may have viewpoints that may differ from the interpretation made in this paper. The research does not consider opinions from experts for analysis and interpretation. The research has considered ten (10) songs and analyzed the allegorical connotation and expression, which Fakir Lalon Shah portrayed and equally qualified to vision management principles based on the researcher’s observation and interpretation. It is observed that in most of the SMEs a minuscule the top management gives least priorities to people integrated vision resulting in lack of teamwork and fellow colleague feelings, which dithers the inspiration among task force for working towards a common vision, of the organisation and thus losing peacefulness of work environment and sustainability. In conclusion and discussion of this paper, it manifested that, Fakir Lalon Shah’s song’s ideology is an amalgamation of ‘Indian Vedic’ thoughts of ‘Self Inculcation’ & ‘Self-Realisation’, which is expressed in folk tunes and simplified stanzas in colonial perspectives. The generalization and popularisation of such songs among the commons pitched a strong thought process of ‘Humanistic Sustainability’ of peaceful and harmonic society. Thus, the vision of any corporate house today must cultivate these ideologies learned from the song lyrics of Fakir Lalon's Shah and bring forth a humanitarian, valued-based, ethos-based vision for the sustainability of society. It is also evident that without a value-based organisation today balanced economy and value orientation in the society at large will be insipid. This paper concludes that Fakir Laon Shah, in his lyrics of songs has prearranged boundless secreted resources for humankind to develop a divine goal of life and directing the society piously resulting in peaceful and harmonic existence of nature and the human race