Poetry of India 23/100: Kazi Nazrul Islam and the Rebel Spirit in Bengali Poetry
Part 23 of The Poetry Pulse’s 100-part journey through India’s wider literary inheritance.Kazi Nazrul Islam, born in Bengal in 1899, became known as the “Rebel Poet” for writing with extraordinary energy against oppression, communal hatred and social injustice. He is now especially celebrated as the national poet of Bangladesh, while his Bengali works remain important to the shared literary histo…
