Kazi Nazrul Islam

Niaz Zaman (Independent University Bangladesh)

Ed. by Niaz Zaman, Independent University Bangladesh
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 10.3.2: Pakistani and Bangladeshi Writing and Culture.
Vol. editors: Claire Gallien (Université Paul Valéry Montpellier 3), Sarker Hasan Al Zayed (Independent University Bangladesh), Pavan Kumar Malreddy (J W Goethe University of Frankfurt), Delphine Munos (Université de Liège), Muneeza Shamsie (Independent Scholar - Asia), Niaz Zaman (Independent University Bangladesh)

Dates

Born 25 May 1899
Died 29 Oct 1976

Places

Born in West Bengal
Active in Bangladesh

Activities

Primary

Poet

Resources

Islam's Works

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Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899-1976) is the National Poet of Bangladesh. Variously known as the Soldier Poet and the Rebel Poet, he was also a journalist, a playwright, and a song writer with themes ranging from nature to devotional hymns, both Muslim and Hindus, from love to socialism. His earliest published writings were fiction rather than poetry, and even his early published poems did not suggest that, one day, he would appear on the literary scene of Bengal like a

dhumketu

or comet –the name he used for his biweekly journal. Nazrul’s creative life was short, lasting from 1920 to 1942, when he lost his power of speech. However, it was a prolific one: in these twenty years he wrote over 500 poems, about 3000 songs, a number of short stories and three novellas.

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Citation: Zaman, Niaz. "Kazi Nazrul Islam". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 27 July 2020 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=14572, accessed 19 April 2024.]

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