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Nazrul playing a flute, Chittagong, 1926 Kazi Nazrul Islam (Bangla: কাজী নজরুল ইসলাম) (b. May 24, 1899, d. August 29, 1976) was a Bengali poet. He is the national poet of Bangladesh, and is revered in West Bengal, India as well. He is also known as Bidrohi Kobi, the rebel poet. Image File history File links Nazrul. ... Image File history File links Nazrul. ... Chittagong (Bengali: চট্টগ্রাম, Chaá¹­á¹­agrām) is the major sea-port and second largest city of Bangladesh. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article is about the Bengali language. ... May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ... 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1976 calendar). ... Bengal, known as Bôngo (Bengali: বঙ্গ), Bangla (বাংলা), Bôngodesh (বঙ্গদেশ), or Bangladesh (বাংলাদেশ) in Bangla, is a region in the northeast of South Asia. ... Many nations have adopted a poet who is perceived to represent the identity, beliefs and principles of their culture. ... West Bengal (পশ্চিম বঙ্গ, Poshchim Bôngo) is a state in the eastern region of India. ... Contents 1 Early life 2 Literary career 3 Politics 4 Nazrul-Geeti: Oeuvre in Song 5 Illness and later life 6 See also 7 Notes 8 External links Early life Kazi Nazrul Islam was born in the village of Churulia Burdwan, near Asansol which is now a part of West Bengal, India. His father Kazi Fakir Ahmed was the Imam of the local mosque; his mother was Jaheda Khatun. Nazrul's family was quite poor, and Nazrul was often referred to by the locals as Dukhu Mia (the destitute one). In childhood Nazrul was taught Arabic, Parsian and Bangla by his uncle. Nazrul left home at an early age and his life was varied for a time. He worked for a while in a bread factory in Asansol, which was also where his literary abilities first came to be noted. From there, Nazrul was favoured and taken by a police officer to his village Shimla, now called Kazir Shimla, Trishal in Mymensingh district, now in Bangladesh and he also arranged Nazrul's education in Darirampur High School. Nazrul at the age of eighteen, whilst a secondary school student in class ten at Raniganj (in today's West Bengal), came under the spell of the distant First World War. He joined the new Bengal Regiment as a habildar (corporal) and was posted in Karachi. Although the regiment never faced battle and was disbanded in 1920 after the cessation of hostilities, the cadence of the soldier's parades and marches permeates much of his writings from this time. Bardhaman is a district town in West Bengal. ... Asansol is an important industrial city in the state of West Bengal, India and the third largest city in West Bengal, after Kolkata and Howrah. ... West Bengal (পশ্চিম বঙ্গ, Poshchim Bôngo) is a state in the eastern region of India. ... Imam (Arabic: إمام , Persian: امام ) is an Arabic word meaning Leader. The ruler of a country might be called the Imam, for example. ... Asansol is an important industrial city in the state of West Bengal, India and the third largest city in West Bengal, after Kolkata and Howrah. ... Mymensingh is one of the districts of Dhaka division, Bangladesh, and is bordered on the north by Meghalaya state of India and Garo Hills, on the south by Gazipur district, on the east by districts of Netrokona and Kishoreganj, and on the west by districts of Sherpur, Jamalpur and Tangail. ... Literary career Nazrul returned to Kolkata in the early 1920s. He exploded into the Bengali literary scene, where his soldier's voice sent shockwaves into the genteel tradition of the times. His Muslim background also set him apart in the Hindu dominated culture. Sometimes the swaggering rebel, talking in military staccato, and sometimes the gentle creative poet, lilting cadences dancing through his song, Nazrul brought in a breath of fresh air. Kolkata (Bangla: (?) কলকাতা; formerly named ) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. ... The 1920s was a decade sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ... A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم) is an adherent of Islam. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Nazrul's place in the Bengali literary canon was secured when he published Bidrohi (Rebel) in 1922. Set in a heroic meter, this long poem invokes images from Hindu, Muslim and Greek mythology. Nazrul's rebel is destructive, unrepentant, hard, but also romantic, soft and gentle ("sleep smothered like the flute of Orpheus"): I am unstoppable, irresponsible, brutal I am Nataraja, I destroy the universe      With my metered dance. Like a cyclone, I blow fear into the hearts of men I crush underfoot all rules and traditions Fully laden boats I sink, a dark menace:      A torpedo, a floating mine. My hair dishevelled, I am the untimely storm Unpredictable. I am the first raindrop Tenderly I kiss the parched soil. Rebel Incarnate I have come      From the womb of Mother Universe. Bronze Chola Statue of Nataraja Nataraja (literally, The King of Dance) is the dancing posture of Lord Åšiva, the aspect of God as the Destroyer in Hinduism. ... Bidrohi sent shockwaves across Bengal. First published in the magazine Bijli, it sold out immediately and several reprints of the issue were printed. Apparently, after writing Bidrohi, Nazrul stormed into the Tagore residence, declaring loudly, "Gurudev, I have come to kill you off" (Gurudev or "Revered Guru", was of course Rabindranth). This poem was followed by others in this angry rebellious vein, such as Pralayollas (Destructive Euphoria) and Kamal Pasha, all of which found resonance in a land that was politically ready to erupt against British rule. His first book, the hugely popular Agniveena (Fiery lyre, 1922), led to the popular moniker "rebel poet" (Bidrohi Kobi). By the end of the year, however, Nazrul was arrested for writing a thinly veiled political allegory, and was imprisoned for a year. Nazrul wrote many poems for humanity. One of his poem is given below. Bengal, known as Bôngo (Bengali: বঙ্গ), Bangla (বাংলা), Bôngodesh (বঙ্গদেশ), or Bangladesh (বাংলাদেশ) in Bangla, is a region in the northeast of South Asia. ... Rabindranath Tagore in Kolkata, c. ... References ^ Tirha, B. B. A Taste of Trascendence, (2002) p. ... Human Let’s sing the song of equality/ Nothing is greater than human, nor important./ No difference in country-time-person, same for all religion,/ In countries, times, and houses they are relatives./ “Devotee, open the door,/ God of hunger is standing at the door, time for devotion.”/ Seeing the dream, eager devotee opened a temple,/ Surely he will be a king today by the blessing of God./ In tattered clothes, lean and thin body, voice is low for hunger/ Said the traveler, “Sir, open the door, I am starving for seven days.”/ Door of the temple was closed at once, the hungry returns back,/ Dark night, only lights of hunger are all around the way./ The hungry chants/ “O God, that temple is of devotee, not your.”/ Yesterday was feast in the mosque, a lot of bread and meat/ Are left, the priest is very happy for that./ At this moment a traveler came wearing tattered clothes,/ Said, “Sir, I am starving for seven days”/ The priest shouted with annoyance, “What a nuisance!/ If you are hungry, die at the dumping place. Do you say your prayer?”/ Traveler said, “No, sir.” Priest shouted, “Then see your own way.”/ Taking the bread and meat, locked the mosque./ The traveler goes back/ While walking, says/ “Eighty years have passed; I didn’t call you my Lord!/ But you didn’t stop my food of hunger!/ There is no right of human in mosque and temple,/ Priest and devotee locked all the doors of them.”/ Where is Ghenghis, Gazni-Mamud? Where is Kalapahar?/ Crush the locked doors of those temples./ Who shuts the door of the house of God? Who locks the house of God?/ All the doors of them will be open, use your hammer and crowbar!/ Oh temple!/ Climbing your tower, fraud sings the song of self-interest!/ Who are those that kiss the Quran, the Bedh, and the Bible?/ Don’t let them kiss those books, take them by force,/ The frauds worship the books that were brought by human!/ Listen ignorant!/ Human brought books, books didn’t brought human./ Adam, David, Christ, Moses, Abraham, Muhammad/ Krishna, Buddha, Nanok –they are the property of the world,/ They are our fathers and grandfathers; their blood is in our vein./ We are the son and relative of them, our body is like them,/ Who knows, may be one day some of us may become like them./ Note: This poem is translated by the editor. Politics Nazrul's literature can hardly be separated from his politics. After Nazrul achieved fame as a poet, he started editing a weekly political and literary magazine called Dhumketu (The comet). It launched with a famous adulation from Rabindranath Ay chole ay re dhumketu, andhare badh agnisetu (O comet, come, create the firebridge in the darkness). Dhumeketu openly opposed British rule in India, and soon enough, it was shut down and its workers, Nazrul foremost, were imprisoned. Over the years, Nazrul was imprisoned several times, and some of his very best literature comes from his experiences in prison: Ei shikol bhanga chhal, moder ei shikol bhanga chhal Ei shikol porei shikol toder korbo re bikol (This, our shackled dance, O our shackled dance We shall break your shackles by embracing them) This poem was written when Nazrul was literally kept shackled in Presidency jail. While being prosecuted on various counts, Nazrul denied the help of a lawyer, and instead produced one of his most memorable pieces of prose, the fiery Rajbandir Jobanbandi (Deposition of a political prisoner), which he read to the court. He also once went without food for forty days to protest against the treatment of political prisoners in the prison. Nazrul was unequivocal in his demand for India's freedom from British colonial rule. Nazrul was among the first of British India's intellectuals to demand the complete independence of India, as opposed to Swaraj as promoted by Gandhi at that time or dominion status. Nazrul vehemently opposed swaraj, literally meaning "self rule", and supported armed rebellion against the British, in contrast with the non-violent methods adopted by Gandhi. At one point, Nazrul joined Langol (The plough), a major socialist newspaper. Nazrul, a Muslim, was also strongly against the Pakistan movement which demanded a separate homeland for Indian muslims. Self rule is the term used to described a people or group being able to exercise all of the necessary functions of power without intervention from any authority which they cannot themselves alter. ... Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948) (Devanagari: मोहनदास करमचन्द गांधी, Gujarati મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી), called Mahatma Gandhi, was the charismatic leader who brought the cause of Indias independence from British colonial rule to world attention. ... Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948) (Devanagari: मोहनदास करमचन्द गांधी, Gujarati મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી), called Mahatma Gandhi, was the charismatic leader who brought the cause of Indias independence from British colonial rule to world attention. ... Meanwhile, in 1924 he was married to Promila Sen Gupta. Nazrul-Geeti: Oeuvre in Song In addition to the body of his poetic work, Nazrul - who was also a talented musician - composed a massive more than three thousand songs. After the success of his early poetry, and his increasing stature in literary and political circles, Nazrul started setting his words to music from the late 1920s. This music constitutes an entire genre in Bengali music today, under the name of nazrul-geeti. It, remains immensely popular, involving a large number of artistes and an active recording industry both in West Bengal and Bangladesh. Some of his love songs are particularly notable, like this song which never fails to resonate with anyone who has experienced the monsoon breaking with its towering dark clouds: The 1920s was a decade sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ... West Bengal (পশ্চিম বঙ্গ, Poshchim Bôngo) is a state in the eastern region of India. ... In this dark cotton cloud rain The forest has spread out green Beyond its boundaries O where are you In this dark cotton cloud rain. . . (meghamedura-baraShAy, মেঘমেদুর বরষায়) His fiery patriotic songs are also notable: Breaking down the doors of dawn We shall bring the morning on Shredding darkness with our song     We shall overcome. ... (Chal-Chal-Chal, চল চল চল) Nazrul became associated with the Kallol literary group which was moving out from the shadow of the Nobel Laureate and poet Rabindranath Tagore. He also continued his political activity, running for election in 1926. For a period, much of his writing was banned. Other notable books of poems and songs from this period include Dolonchampa(1923), Bisher Bansi (The poisonous flute, 1924), Bhangar Gan (Songs of break-up, 1924), Puber Haoya (The east wind 1925) and Bulbul(1928). The Nobel Prizes (pronounced no-BELL or no-bell) are awarded annually to people who have done outstanding research, invented groundbreaking techniques or equipment, or made outstanding contributions to society. ... Rabindranath Tagore in Kolkata, c. ... The British empire used there "Divide and Rule" strategy in the Indian sub-continent. They took the empire from muslim rulers. So, they made ally with the Hindu community and ruled India. At the time of Muslim rule, there was peace in India and no communal riots occurred. But the British empire divided India tactfully which caused many deaths. They divided Indian subcontinent in two countries based on religion, but didn't divide Kashmir. This caused three wars between India and Pakistan. There were a number of Hindu-Muslim riots, culminating in an upsurge of carnage at the time of the independence of India and Pakistan from British rule in 1947, when the British Empire was divided into two parts along religious lines. Through all this, Nazrul remained committedly non-communal, writing both Shyama-Sangeet in praise of Kali, as well as Islamic Hamd songs. But Nazrul was praised a lot in the Muslim community. 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... The British Empire in 1897, marked in pink, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps. ... A common scene depicting Kali standing over Shiva. ... His wife Pramila Devi was Hindu and he chose Sanskritic names for his sons. His son's name was Bulbul, which is a Bengali word. Nazrul translated part of the Quran in Bengali in wonderful rhythmic Bengali. In later years, his liberal views on religion came under attack from the religious clergy group. In his poem, he said about the tyranny and hypocracy of the Purohit and Molla. So, they became angry with him. But, mass people was always on his side. Sanskrit ( संस्कृतम् ; pronunciation: ) is an Indo-European classical language of India and a liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. ... Illness and later life Commemorative stamp Bangladesh Kazi Nazrul Islam - commemorative stamp from Bangladesh, mid-70s, copyright expired (?) The lyrics are from a well-known patriotic song: Breaking down the doors of dawn/We shall bring the morning on/Shredding darkness with our song/ We shall overcome. ... In 1942 Nazrul fell seriously ill and - despite all efforts at treatment - gradually lost his voice and memory. He was probably suffering from neurosyphilis, a dreaded complication of syphilis.[1]. By then he had become an embittered man, as evidenced in this letter, his last piece of writing (dated July 17, 1942): This article is about the year. ... need information on neurosyphillis infection This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Syphilis (historically called lues) is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) that is caused by a spirochaete bacterium, Treponema pallidum. ... July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 167 days remaining. ... This article is about the year. ... Dear Haider, ... I am bed-ridden due to blood pressure. I am writing with great difficulty. My home is filled with worries: illness, debt, creditors; day and night I am struggling. ... My nerves are shattered. For the last six months, I used to visit Mr. Haque [A. K. Fazlul Haque, the then Chief Minister of undivided Bengal] daily and spend 5-6 hours like a beggar. ... I am unable to have quality medical help. ... This might be my last letter to you. With only great difficulty, I can utter a few words. I am in pain almost all over my body. I might get money like the poet Ferdowsi on the day of the funeral prayer (janajar namaz). However, I have asked my relatives to refuse that money ... Yours, Nazrul Ferdowsi Tousi (فردوسی طوسی in Persian) (more commonly transliterated Firdausi, Ferdosi or Ferdusi) (935–1020) is considered to be one of the greatest Persian poets to have ever lived. ... He entered a world of increasing isolation, until 1972, when the newly formed nation of Bangladesh rediscovered him. He was taken to Dhaka and honoured as the national poet. However, Nazrul's physcial and mental condition never improved, and he died on August 29, 1976. In accordance with a wish expressed in one of his poems, he was laid to rest beside a mosque on the campus of the University of Dhaka. 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... Panorama of Dhakas skyline Dhaka (previously Dacca; Bangla: ঢাকা Đhaka), population 12,560,000[1] (2005 UN projection for statistical metropolitan area), is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh. ... August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1976 calendar). ... The Badshahi Masjid in Lahore, Pakistan with an iwan at center, three domes, and five visible minarets A mosque is a place of worship for followers of the Islamic faith. ... The University of Dhaka is the oldest university in Bangladesh. ... Today, Nazrul's legacy continues to energize the Bengali people, and his poems are part of the rites of passage for each generation of Bengali youth. Unfortunately, not enough talented translators have gathered to his cause, and Nazrul's reputation lives mainly within the bounds of his language. Yet there is a recklessness about him, both in life and in song, that never fails to attract the truant imagination that is the eternal hallmark of youth. See also Complete Works of Kazi Nazrul Islam Books by Kazi Nazrul Islam This is a complete listing of the works by Kazi Nazrul Islam, in the Bengali language. ... Notes ^ Syed Mehdi Momin. A New Insight Into Nazrul's Life The Independent, June 12, 2004. External links BanglaMusic.com page on Nazrul's Music and his life Nazrul entry in Banglapedia Nazrul Islam Website Categories: People of Kolkata | Bangladeshi poets | Indian poets | Bengali writers | Bengali musicians | National poets | Bangladeshi music | Bengali poets

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