Kazi Nazrul Islam is one of the greatest poets, story writers, novelists, music composers in our literary culture. He is our national p...
Kazi Nazrul Islam is one of the greatest poets, story writers, novelists, music composers in our literary culture. He is our national poet. He is regarded as 'bidrohe kobi' -rebel poet of Bangladesh. He was born in May 24, 1899 at churulia in Bardawan (a district city of East India).
Kazi Nazrul Islam (Bengali language: কাজী নজরুল ইসলাম) was a Bengali poet, musician and revolutionary who pioneered poetic works espousing intense spiritual rebellion against fascism and oppression.Born into a Bengali Muslim Quazi (Kazi) family, Nazrul received religious education and worked as a muezzin at a local mosque.
He learned of poetry, drama, and literature while working with theatrical groups.Nazrul's writings explore themes such as love, freedom, and revolution; he opposed all bigotry, including religious and gender. The number of his poetry book is 24. He was the editor of the Dumketu, the Langol, the Dainik nonojug.
Poetry :
- Agni Bina (The Fiery Lute), 1922
- Sanchita (Collected poems), 1925
- Phanimanasa (The Cactus), 1927
- Chakrabak (The Flamingo), 1929
- Satbhai Champa (The Seven Brothers of Champa), juvenile poems, 1933
- Nirjhar (Fountain), 1939
- Natun Chand (The New Moon), 1939
- Morubhaskar (The Sun in the Desert), 1951
- Sanchayan (Collected Poems), 1955
- Nazrul Islam: Islami Kobita (A Collection of Islamic Poems; Dhaka, Bangladesh: Islamic Foundation, 1982)
Poems and songs :
- Further information: Nazrul Geeti
- Dolan Chapa (name of a faintly fragrant monsoon flower), 1923
- Bisher Bashi (The Poison Flute), 1924
- Bhangar Gan (The Song of Destruction), 1924 proscribe in 1924
- Chhayanat (The Raga of Chhayanat), 1925
- Chittanama (On Chittaranjan), 1925
- Samyabadi (The Proclaimer of Equality), 1926
- Puber Hawa (The Eastern Wind), 1926
- Sarbahara (The Proletariat), 1926
- Sindhu Hindol (The Undulation of the Sea), 1927
- Jinjir (Chain), 1928
- Pralaya Shikha (Doomsday Flame), 1930 proscribed in 1930
- Shesh Saogat (The Last Offerings), 1958
Short stories :
- Rikter Bedan (The Sorrows of Destitute), 1925
- Shiulimala (Garland of Shiuli), 1931
- Byathar Dan (Offering of Pain), 1922
Novels :
- Bandhan Hara (Free from Bonds), 1927
- Mrityukshuda (Hunger for Death), 1930
- Kuhelika (Mystery), 1932
Plays and drama :
- Jhilimili (Window Shutters), plays, 1930
- Aleya (Mirage), song drama, 1931
- Putuler Biye (Doll's Marriage), children's play, 1933
- Madhumala (Garland of Honeysuckle) a musical play, 1960
- Jhar (Storm), juvenile poems and play, 1960
- Pile Patka Putuler Biye (Doll's Marriage), juvenile poems and play, 1964
- Shilpi (Artist)
Essays :
- Joog Bani (The Message of the Age), 1926
- Jhinge Phul (The Cucurbitaccus Flower), 1926
- Durdiner Jatri (The Traveller through Rough Times), 1926
- Rudra Mangal (The Violent Good), 1927
- Dhumketu (The Comet), 1961
Throughout his career, Nazrul wrote short stories, novels, and essays but is best known for his poems, in which he pioneered new forms such as Bengali ghazals. Nazrul wrote and composed music for his nearly 4,000 songs (including gramophone records), collectively known as Nazrul geeti (Nazrul songs), which are widely popular today.Invited by the Government of Bangladesh, Nazrul and his family moved to Dhaka in 1972, where he died four years later. Dukhu Miya, the nick named kabi, Kazi was rebel poet of Bengal. But he was also master in writing poetry on romance, nature, brotherhood, nationalism and a lot more.
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