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“Love has no
meaning or
amount.”
– Kazi Nazrul Islam.
“Kazi Nazrul
Islam”
(1899-1976)
 Rebel poet(বিদ্রোহী কবি)
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Agenda
Introduction.
Birth and Early life.
Family life.
Career:
1.Journalist life.
2.Soldier life.
Religious beliefs.
Rebel Nazrul.
Literary works
Illness and Arrival in
Bangladesh.
Introduction:
Kazi Nazrul Islam (Bengali: “I am a poet of the
কাজী নজরুল ইসলাম) was a present, and not a
Bengali poet, musician, prophet of the future. My
revolutionary and birth in this country and
philosopher who is best this society does not
known for pioneering works mean that I shall remain
of Bengali poetry. He is constricted and confined
popularly known as the to them. No, I belong to
Bidrohi Kobi — Rebel Poet all countries and to the
— as many of his works entirety of humanity.”
showcase an intense
rebellion against —Kazi Nazrul Islam
oppression of humans
through slavery, hatred and
tradition.
Birth and Early life: Nazrul studied at a maktab and
madrasa, run by a mosque and
Nazrul was born on Friday 24 May 1899 in the village a dargah respectively, where he
of Churulia, Asansol Sadar, Paschim Bardhaman studied the Quran, Hadith,
district of the Bengal Presidency (now in West Bengal, Islamic philosophy, and theology.
His father died in 1908 and at
India). He was born into a Muslim Taluqdar family and
the age of ten, Nazrul took his
was the second of three sons and a daughter. Nazrul’s
father’s place as a caretaker of
father Kazi Faqeer Ahmed was the imam and the mosque to support his family.
caretaker of the local mosque and mausoleum. In 1910, Nazrul left the troupe
Nazrul’s mother was Zahida Khatun. Nazrul had two and enrolled at the Searsole Raj
brothers, Kazi Saahibjaan and Kazi Ali Hussain, and a High School in Raniganj 1914
sister, Umme Kulsum. He was nick named Dukhu
Mian (দুখু মিঞা literally, ‘the one with grief’, or ‘Mr. Sad Nazrul studied in the Darirampur Schooin Trishal,
Man’). Mymensing District. Nazrul studied up to grade 10 but did
not appear for the matriculation pre-test examination;
instead in 1917, he joined the British Indian Army at the
age of eighteen.Attached to the 49th Bengal Regiment,
he was posted to the Karachi Cantonment, where he
wrote his first prose and poetry.His first prose work, “Life
of a Vagabond” (‘Baunduler Atmakahini’), was published
in May 1919. His poem “Mukti” (“মুক্তি”, ‘Freedom’) was
published by the Bengali Muslim Literary Journal
(Bangiya Mussalman Sahitya Samiti) in July 1919.
Family life of Kazi Nazrul Islam:
Kazi Nazrul Islam is the ‘National Poet of Bangladesh’. He was an immensely
talented person, a gifted literary genius in the field of writing poems and
composing songs. He started working quite early in his life to financially support
his family which also affected his education. He did numerous jobs in his
childhood and later joined the armed forces after matriculation. While serving in
the army, he started his literary career, most of which revolved around poetry.
Initially he received appreciation and praise for his poetic collections but later the
British Empire sensed a bit of hostility and rebellion in his poems and imprisoned

him for over a year. During his years in prison, his rebellious and
fierce attitude grew deeper and he wrote many such works. After
coming out of prison, he encouraged people to fight for
independence and also wrote about the weaker classes of the
society. Later his focus shifted towards religion due to some
personal life incidents. He faced constant struggle in his personal
life due to poverty, his wife’s illness, his mental health and the
death of his loved ones. Despite all difficulties he emerged out as a
revolutionary who managed to leave his imprint in the spheres of
music, poetry and writing.so, now we see that nazrul’s family life is
so hard.
Career:
We can describe his career in many way but now we are talking
about some of his careers. Such as,

Soldier Poetry Journalist


life. life. life.
Soldier life:

In 1917, he joined the British Indian Army at the age of eighteen.


He had two primary motivations for joining the British Indian Army:
first, a youthful desire for adventure and, second, an interest in
the politics of the time.Attached to the 49th Bengal Regiment, he
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was posted to the Karachi Cantonment, where heContents
wrote his first
prose and poetry. Although he never saw active fighting, he rose
in rank from corporal to havildar (sergeant), and served
as quartermaster for his battalion.
Poetry life: Journalist life:
During his soldier life, Nazrul read extensively the
works of Rabindranath Tagore and Sarat
Chandra Chattopadhyay, as well as the Persian
poets Hafez, Omar Khayyam, and Rumi. He learned
Persian poetry from the regiment's Punjabi Moulvi,
practiced music, and pursued his literary interests. His
first prose work, "Life of a Vagabond" ('Baunduler
Atmakahini'), was published in May 1919. His poem
"Mukti" was published by the 
Bengali Muslim Literary Journal (Bangiya Mussalman He joined the staff of the Bangiya Mussalman
Sahitya Samiti) in July 1919. Sahitya Samiti ("Bengali Muslim Literary Society").
There he starts to work as a journalist. After that he
 started a bi-weekly magazine, Dhumketu ("ধূমকেতু ",
'Comet') on 12 August 1922 that was critical of the
British Empire. Earning the moniker of the "rebel poet",
Nazrul aroused the suspicion of British Raj
authorities The Police raided the office
of Dhumketu after it published "Anondomoyeer
Agomone" ("আনন্দময়ীর আগমনে"), a political poem, in
September 1922. Nazrul was arrested on 23 January
1923 and charged with sedition.
Rebel Nazrul:
Nazrul explores the different forces at work in a rebel, the
destroyer, and the preserver who is able to express rage as well
as beauty and sensitivity. He rise his voice against the British
government and also he always stands for peace & Justice. & he
got the name Bidrohi by the name of his poem “Bidrohi”.
Literary works of
Kazi Nazrul Islam:

Nazrul Give birth two revolutionary literatures on December 1,


1921, when he returned from Comilla to Calcutta. These two are
rebellious poems and break music songs. They completely
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colors, photos and
changed the concept of Bengali poems Text. and songs. Nazrul has
got more popularity for rebellious poetry. In 1922, his famous
poem-compilation AgniBina was published. In this poem there is
an innovation capability in Bengali poetry. Some of his
poetry are Agni bina, sanchita, Natun chad, Nirjhar, Islami
kobita etc.
Some of his Poems & Songs are Dolon chapa, Bisher bashi,
Bhangar gan, Chaynat, Puber hawa etc.
Some of his essays joog bani, Jhinge Phul , Durdiner Jatri,
Rudra Mangal, Dhumketu etc.
Illness and Arrival in Bangladesh:
Nazrul’s success as a poet and music composer introduced him to the film
industry in the mid-1930s. He became the first Muslim director to helm a Bengali
film, when he made his directorial debut through the film Dhruva Bhakta. He also
worked in various plays and then started working for the Calcutta Radio in 1939.
In the same year, his wife Pramila became seriously ill, which prompted him
to return to journalism in to take care of his wife’s medical expenses. In the early
1940s, Nazrul too became ill and went into depression as his illness
couldn’t be cured. In 1942, his condition worsened, and he was admitted
into a mental asylum. Over the next 10 years, Nazrul was given various
treatment, but to no avail.
Insert Your Image In the early 1950s, a group of volunteers sent Nazrul and Pramila to
places like London and Vienna for treatment. In Vienna, he was
examined by an Austrian psychiatrist and neurologist named Dr. Hans Hoff,
who confirmed that he was suffering from an incurable condition
called Pick’s disease. He came back to Calcutta on December 15, 1953,
where he remained in intensive medical unit for a long time. On May 24,
1972, Bangladesh sought India’s permission to bring him to Dhaka,
where he was granted the citizenship of Bangladesh in January 1976.
On August 29, 1976, Nazrul succumbed to his ailments and his mortal
remains were buried in the ‘University of Dhaka,’ in accordance to his
wish.
Religious Beliefs:

Nazrul wrote an editorial in Joog Bani in 1920 about religious pluralism,


“Come brother Hindu! Come Musalman! Come Buddhist! Come Christian!
Let us transcend Easy to change let us forsake forever all smallness, all lies,
all barriers,
colors, photos and
all selfishness and letText.us call brothers as brothers. We shall quarrel no
more.”
In another article entitled Hindu Mussalman, published in Ganabani on 2
September 1922, he wrote that the religious quarrels were between priests
and Imams and not between individual Muslims and Hindus. He wrote that
the Prophets had become property like cattle but they should instead be
treated like light that is for all men. Nazrul criticised religious fanaticism,
denouncing it as evil and inherently irreligious. He wrote about human
equality in his writings. He also explored the philosophy of the Qur'an and 
Muhammad by writing about them.
Reputation:
India:There is a private Nazrul study center named Bangladesh: Kazi Nazrul
'Nazrul Academy' in Churulia, West Bengal, India. The Islam was given the rank of
Kazi Nazrul University was established in 2012 in the national poet of the state of
Asansol metropolis near Churulia. Kazi Nazrul Islam Bangladesh. His play 'Chalen
International Airport has been named as the Chal, Up Badgena Bad Madal'
International Airport of Durgapur Metropolitan Airport was taken as the playback
near Asansol. In 1945, the highest award of Bangla song of Bangladesh. On
literature by the University of Calcutta was awarded to December 9, 1974, Dhaka
Jagatriyan gold medal Nazrul. In 1960, India's third University awarded him the
highest civilian honor was awarded Padma Bhushan. honorary D.Litt title. This title
was given to him by a
university convocation.
In January 1976, the government of Bangladesh gave
citizenship to Bangladesh. He was awarded Ekushey
Padak on 21 February of the same year.
Thank you
everyone!

Presented to-
Md. Niamot Ali.
Department of GED,
Daffodil International University.

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