The Dhaka Times Desk National poet Kazi Nazrul Islam's 122nd birth anniversary today. The day is being celebrated with due dignity. But this day is being celebrated silently due to corona infection.
Kazi Nazrul Islam was born in Churulia village of Jamuria police station of Asansol in Burdwan district on 11th of 1306. His nickname was 'Dukhu Mia'. Father's name is Kazi Fakir Ahmed and mother's name is Zaheda Khatun.
At the national level, a grand program is organized every year to celebrate the birth anniversary of the national poet. However, due to the corona virus situation, no event is being organized officially this year. However, on this occasion, the two-day 'Amii Nazrul International Nazrul Festival' is starting today (Monday). Liberation war related organization 'Mukt Asr' organized this about Nazrul's communism.
32 Nazrul researchers, writers and Nazrul music artists from Bangladesh, India, USA, UK and Portugal are participating in this festival. Apart from Bangladesh Television, Betar, various private televisions and radios are airing special programs on the occasion of the poet's birth anniversary.
Kazi Nazrul is the poet of eternal love, he is the ambassador of youth. He took love - wanted love. Basically he is a rebel, but his lover form is also proverbial. So the man easily said 'Whoever looks for me more than you, I am myself.' There are few people in the world who can walk out on the path of love, denying the relationship of blood.
He can say in a loud voice - 'Bal veer, bal umadat mam shir' or the great rebel war-weary / I will be calm that day / When the oppressed's krandal-roll will not sound in the sky-air / The oppressor's sword will not strike in the pitiful battlefield'.
Although known as a rebel poet in Bengali literature, he was also a poet, musician, novelist, storyteller, playwright, essayist, journalist, filmmaker, singer and actor. Due to Corona, the birth anniversary of this great poet is being celebrated in silence.
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