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KAZI NAZRUL ISLAM

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·        Introduction-

·        Born 24 May, 1899, Burdwan

·        Early education at madrasa,

·        Father died, joined army during war—first writing from Karachi 1920

·        Patriot, poet, singer-

·        Works, connected with journals

·        Famous for Bidrohi, Dhumketu

·        Revolutionary writing, British banned

·        Hindu-Muslim brotherhood

·        Taken to Bangladesh, mental disease

·        Death 29 August, 1976.

Kazi Nazrul Islam

Kazi Nazrul Islam is known as a rebel poet of Bengal. He was born in Burdwan on 24 May 1899. He had his early education at village madrasa. He was well versed in Urdu and Persian. After the death of his father Nazrul joined the army during the First World War. His first writing was published from Karachi now in Pakistan. He was a great patriot, poet and a good singer. He created a new school of songs called Nazrul Geeti. He wrote many books of poems full of revolutionary spirit and nationalistic outlook. 

Kazi Nazrul Islam

He composed more than two thousand songs. He had bagged many awards. He was connected with the journals Nava Yug, Ganabani, etc. He was famous for his poems Bidrohi, Dhumketu, etc. Some of his writings were banned by the British rulers. Nazrul preached and practised Hindu-Muslim brotherhood. Padmabhusan was conferred on the poet. In his last life he was suffering from mental paralysis. He was invited to Bangladesh where he died on 29 Aug 1976.