Kazi Nazrul Islam (24 May [Annotation 1] [1] 1899 - 29 August 1986; 11 May 1306 - 12 Bhadra 1383 BS) was a leading Bengali poet and musician of the twentieth century. The abundance of creativity in his literary life of only 23 years is incomparable. Although he traveled in various branches of literature, his main identity is a poet.His life began in a miserable environment. He joined the British Indian Army in 1917 before crossing the school boundary. Born into a
Muslim family and educated in Islam, he grew up with a secular identity. At the same time, a rebellious entity developed in him. He was imprisoned by the British government in 1922 for treason. He was known as the rebellious poet of undivided India under the British Empire.Nazrul, who was famous for his well-built body, unparalleled health, and open-minded laughter, suddenly lost all his activism in 1942 when he became seriously ill with a nervous breakdown. As a result, he had to stay away from literary work for a long period of 34 years till his death in 197 AD. He and his family were transferred from Calcutta to Dhaka in 1972 at the behest of the Bangladesh government. In 1986, he was granted the nationality of Bangladesh. It was here that he died. [3]The dignity and importance of Kazi Nazrul Islam are immense in the minds of twentieth-century Bengalis. In Bangladesh, he was given the status of "National Poet." The popularity of his poems and songs is palpable among Bengali-speaking readers. His humanity, his rebellion against colonial exploitation and deprivation, his anti-religious sentiments, and his adoration of gender equality have played a role in shaping the minds of Bengalis for the last one hundred years.
Which is the first song of Kazi Nazrul Islam?
Although the first prose of Kazi Nazrul Islam was known, no idea was found about the first song composed by him. However, the number of Nazrul's songs is more than four thousand. Nazrul's songs are known as Nazrul Sangeet.In 1938, Kazi Nazrul Islam officially joined the Calcutta Radio Station. There he had to write a lot of songs for three programs 'Haramani', 'Navaragmalika' and 'Gitibichitra' respectively. The 'Haramani' program was aired once a month on the Calcutta radio station, where he performed songs with relatively less common and endangered ragaragini. It is to be noted that at the beginning of this program, he used to perform a new song written by himself in the melody of an endangered raga.
Where are the descendants of Kazi Nazrul Islam?
Nazrul was married in 1924 to Ashalata Sengupta, daughter of Kandir Par of Comilla. Nazrul did not convert his wife to Islam before or after marriage. Therefore, in the case of Nazrul, the custom of marrying a Muslim according to the Islamic custom was not observed. According to Ahl al-Hadith, Nazrul got married according to a marriage contract. There was no need to change religion.
Ashalta's widowed mother, Giribala Devi, moved to Calcutta with her daughter. He married Nazrul on 24 April 1924 in Calcutta. Born into a Muslim family, almost boundless, unemployed, homeless, imprisoned by the British government, he was forced to marry his only daughter to a jailed poet. Widow Giribala is a perfect example of how the old discipline of reform can be broken if there is a deep affection for Nazrul. And this happened at a time when the Bengali society was re-emerging with various tensions over religion and caste at the behest of Indian politics.
After the marriage, Nazrul had four children. Everyone was a boy, and the first two died at a very young age. Names of children respectively:
• Kazi Krishna Muhammad,
• Kazi Arindam Khaled (Bulbul),
• Kazi Sabyasachi and
• Kazi Aniruddha.
The first child, Krishna Muhammad, died a few months after birth. The second child Bulbul lived for about 3-4 years. The poet wrote the following song to mourn the loss of a child after Bulbul's death: There are flowers falling in the evening with sad eyes.
Third child Kazi Sabyasachi: He was a famous reciter of India. Kazi was the eldest of the surviving children of Kazi Nazrul Islam. He became famous as a reciter in the 1960s and 70s. In 1986, he recorded the first recitation of his father's famous "Rebel" poem. Since 2012, the Government of Bangladesh has been awarding prizes in the form of "Kazi Sabyasachi Smriti Puraskar". The award was given to a Bangladeshi and an Indian.