Kazi Nazrul Islam
How my admiration for Kazi Nazrul Islam evolved over the years
Kazi Nazrul Islam’s work remains just as relevant and beautiful 123 years after his birth.
Poetry / Three Songs: Kazi Nazrul Islam
Like a wounded bird, my songs/ tumble down at your feet, my love.
Mother's Day / On mothers and reading
I wonder at how these frugal, accessible pleasures define her daily existence and get elated with the fact that reading takes up a significant space on the shelf
Kazi Nazrul Islam’s daughter-in-law Kalyani Kazi no more
Renowned singer and youngest daughter-in-law of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, Kalyani Kazi is no more. The artiste, who was the wife of Kazi Nazrul Islam’s youngest son Kazi Aniruddha, breathed her last this morning in Kolkata, at 87.
War and peace and poetry and poets
How can you talk about peace without taking into account war? Both are subjects not only of Tolstoy’s great novel but also of the two founding epic poems of Greek as well as Indian literature.
Gems of Nazrul’s scintillating performance in ‘Bone Bone Dola Lage’
The event featured Sumon Chowdhury and Professor Dr Asit Roy, who presented performances and held discussions on related events.
POETRY / On a Thursday on Kazi Nazrul Avenue
On a Thursday, I went back home, and I took a walk./ On the sidewalk, I saw a splash of maroon on a grey block.
DHAKA LIT FEST 2023 HIGHLIGHTS / ‘Khandito Nazrul’: Why he is and should be relevant
The difficulty of translation is one of the reasons why Nazrul is not discussed as extensively as Tagore in the west.
Officially acknowledge Nazrul as National Poet: HC to govt
The High Court today (July 20, 2022) issued a rule asking the authorities concerned of the government to explain why they should not be directed to issue a gazette notification, officially declaring Kazi Nazrul Islam as “National Poet of Bangladesh”.
How my admiration for Kazi Nazrul Islam evolved over the years
Kazi Nazrul Islam’s work remains just as relevant and beautiful 123 years after his birth.
Three Songs: Kazi Nazrul Islam
Like a wounded bird, my songs/ tumble down at your feet, my love.
On mothers and reading
I wonder at how these frugal, accessible pleasures define her daily existence and get elated with the fact that reading takes up a significant space on the shelf
Kazi Nazrul Islam’s daughter-in-law Kalyani Kazi no more
Renowned singer and youngest daughter-in-law of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, Kalyani Kazi is no more. The artiste, who was the wife of Kazi Nazrul Islam’s youngest son Kazi Aniruddha, breathed her last this morning in Kolkata, at 87.
War and peace and poetry and poets
How can you talk about peace without taking into account war? Both are subjects not only of Tolstoy’s great novel but also of the two founding epic poems of Greek as well as Indian literature.
Gems of Nazrul’s scintillating performance in ‘Bone Bone Dola Lage’
The event featured Sumon Chowdhury and Professor Dr Asit Roy, who presented performances and held discussions on related events.
On a Thursday on Kazi Nazrul Avenue
On a Thursday, I went back home, and I took a walk./ On the sidewalk, I saw a splash of maroon on a grey block.
‘Khandito Nazrul’: Why he is and should be relevant
The difficulty of translation is one of the reasons why Nazrul is not discussed as extensively as Tagore in the west.
Officially acknowledge Nazrul as National Poet: HC to govt
The High Court today (July 20, 2022) issued a rule asking the authorities concerned of the government to explain why they should not be directed to issue a gazette notification, officially declaring Kazi Nazrul Islam as “National Poet of Bangladesh”.
Kazi Nazrul Islam and “World Literature”: Some Questions and Concerns
Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899-1976) has been customarily characterized as a rebel poet, particularly, if not exclusively, because of his 1922 poem called “Bidrohi” (the Rebel)—a poem that fiercely stages his political, linguistic, even metrical rebellion all at once.
