Kazi Nazrul Islam
Full name: Kazi Nazrul Islam
Nickname: Dukhu Mian
Born: 24 May 1899
Died: 29 August 1976
Birth place: West Bengal, India
Occupation: Poet, Song composer
Nationality: Bangladeshi
Genre: Bengali Renaissance
Period: Modern age
Spouse: Pramila Devi
Kazi Nazrul Islam is the national poet of Bangladesh who is especially recognized as a Bidrohi Kobi (rebel poet) around the country. Nazrul is a famous poet, musician and philosopher of Bangladesh. The famous poet Nazrul’s writings deal with the revolution of that period of the British government. His revolutionary attempt helped him to be a national poet of Bangladesh. He has raised his voice against any kinds of fascism and oppression and got popularity swiftly around the Indian Subcontinent.
Kazi Nazrul Islam Early life:
Kazi Nazrul Islam was born on 24 May 1899 in Churuila, Burdwan, Bengal Presidency (West Bengal) to Kazi Faqeer Ahmed and Zahida Khatun. He was born in a well-known Muslim family and Nazrul’s father was Imam. He learned Quran and Islamic philosophy by attending the local religious educational institute. He was enrolled in the Darirampur School (Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University) in 1914 in Trishal, Mymensingh where Nazrul did not attend the matriculation pre-test examination. Nazrul left the study while studying in class nine and joined in the Indian Army in 1917 at the age of eighteen