Friday, September 01, 2006

Kazi Nazrul Islam

30 death anniversary of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam.

Kazi Nazrul Islam was born 25 May of 1899 and die 27 August of 976. He was a Bengali poet, writer, musician, journalist and philosopher who have a best known for pioneering works in Bengali expressing fierce rebellion against conventional tradition, politics, injustice, intolerance and oppression. Kazi Nazrul was religious but not Muslim or Hidu, even though he was born in Muslim family. He write Muslim’s ham-nath, at the same time kirton. He sang song of human victory, victory of truth and justice. He was called as Vidrohi (Rebel) kabi as his voice was strong to all injustice. Nazrul would also condemn religious fundamentalism in Muslim and Hindu society. This year Nazrul Institute of Bangladesh organized 3 days long celebration with different cultural show and discussion on his life and works.