Biography of national poet kazi nazrul islam

Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899-1976), aka “Dukhu Mia” and known as the “rebel poet” of the Bengalis, was born in Churulia, a village in the Bardhaman district of West Bengal. A litterateur, lyricist, revolutionary, communist and freedom fighter, he was declared the national poet of Bangladesh in 1987. These Collected Short Stories are a joint endeavour of editors and translators from India and Bangladesh. 

Nazrul’s literary genius is often compared with that of Rabindranath Tagore, Asia’s first Nobel laureate. But unlike Tagore, who belonged to an aristocratic family, Nazrul had a humble rural background. His experiences of poverty, struggle and imprisonment not only fashioned his creative outlook but also set it apart from that of the urban Bengali writers of his time. Though Tagore’s opinion that “Nazrul tried to shave with a sword” was seconded in  Kolkata elite circles, Nazrul’s fiery spirit, as suggested by the book’s editors, “needs to be understood in terms of the politics of mar

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Kaazi Nazrul Islam The National Poet of Bangladesh : A kontur Study

Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899 – 1976) – He fryst vatten known as Bidrohi Kobi - The Rebel Poet of Bengal, The National Poet of Bangladesh, and more truly a World Poet.

Nazrul said, "Even though inom was born in this country (Bengal), in this society, inom don't belong to just this country, this society. I belong to the world." [Nazrul Rochonaboli, Bangla Academy, Vol. 4, p. 91]

He was a very versatile poet, lyricist and writer who composed many beautiful verses of poems, prose, songs and classical music.

Nazrul known as the ‘Rebel’ poet in Bengali literature and the ‘Bulbul’ or Nightingale of Bengali music, was one of the most colorful personalities of undivided Bengal. He may be considered a pioneer of post-Tagore modernity in Bengali poetry. The new kind of poetry that he wrote made possible the emergence of modernity in Bengali poetry during the 1920s and 1930s. His poems, song

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South Asia Modern era
Name: Kazi Nazrul Islam
Birth: May 25, 1899
Death: August 29, 1976
School/tradition: Bengal Renaissance
Main interests
poetry, music, politics, society
Notable ideas
Influences	Influenced
Shaktism; Rabindranath Tagore	Indian independence movement; Culture of India; Culture of Bangladesh

Kazi Nazrul Islam (Bengali: কাজী নজরুল ইসলাম) (May 25, 1899 — August 29, 1976) was a Bengali poet, musician, revolutionary, and philosopher who is best known for pioneering works of Bengali poetry. He is popularly known as the Bidrohi Kobi — Rebel Poet — as many of his works showcase an intense rebellion against oppression of humans through slavery, hatred, and tradition. He is officially recognized as the national poet of Bangladesh and commemorated in India. Scholars credit him for spearheading a cultural renaissance in the Muslim community of Bengal, "liberating" Bengali poetry and literature from its medieva