Author: Basudha Chakravarty
Publisher: National Book Trust
Year: 2011
Language: English
Pages: 101
ISBN/UPC (if available): 9788123763149
Description
Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899-1976) was the rebel poet of Bengal whose contribution to India’s freedom struggle is noteworthy. Filled with love for nation, the stories and novels of Nazrul Islam beautifully reflect love and other human emotions.
He also carved a niche for himself in the field of essay-writing. On a special invitation from the Bangladesh government, Nazrul migrated to Dhaka with his family. After obtaining citizenship of Bangladesh and a doctorate from the Dhaka University, Nazrul left his heavenly abode in 1976 in Dhaka. This biography includes some of his select poems.
Contents
Foreword
1. Birth and Early Life
2. The Poet-Rebel Arrives
3. In the Fray
4. Seeking the Beautiful
5. In Tune with life
6. The Swan Song
7. The Poet of the People
8. The Poet in the future
Translation of some poems
Select works of and on Kazi Nazrul Islam