Prolific Bengali Master: Kazi Nazrul Islam

Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899-1976), National Poet of Bangladesh is called the ‘Rebel Poet’ for his fierce resistance to all forms of repression. His poetry, with its vibrant rhythms and iconoclastic themes, forms a striking contrast to Rabindranath Tagore’s poetry. Though he respected and admired the older poet, he wrote outside the sphere of Rabindranath’s influence and…