About 178 member artistes of NSSP, including MN Mannan, Khayrul Anam Shakil, Fatema Tuz Zohra, Shahin Samad, Yasmeen Mushtari, Rebeka Sultana and Bulbul Mahalanobish paid tributes to the Poet. The programme was compered by Nashid Kamal.

Though a poet at heart, Nazrul was also a dramatist, novelist, lyricist, composer, film director, actor, bard and a maestro in different forms of music. Nazrul had shown unprecedented skill and versatility in patriotic songs as well.

The artistes rendered the fast paced number Chal chal chal, also known as Ranosangeet (war song) in chorus at the beginning of the show. The song was used in the play titled Jago Shundar Chiro Tarun and later it was used in other films and plays. Later, small groups led by eminent artistes presented different numbers.

Led by Ahsan Morshed the artistes performed Akashey helan diye, a song from the film Shapurey. Bulbul Mahalanobish led the team in the song Jashney ma phirey jashney janani a song from the play Bijoya.

Khayrul Anam Shakil and his group rendered in chorus Mora chhinu ekela hoinu dujan, the song taken from the play Mahua. Rebeka Sultana led the group in the song Ami bhai khepa baul originally rendered in a play adopted from the novel Charitrahin by classic writer Sharatchandra Chattyapadhyay.

After these songs, two songs from the play Aleya were presented by two different groups of artistes: Bhorer hawa eley led by Kamol Rodrigues and Beshuro beenaye bethar shurey led by Shahin Samad.

Ajkey shadi bnadshahjadi was chosen from the play Layli Majnu presented by the group of artistes led by Salauddin Ahmed. The final number was Nishi bhorer bela, a song from the play Boner Bedey presented by Yaqub Ali Khan in chorus.

The programme was well conceptualised and departed from the usual, which was a welcome change.