An interview with Prof. Nashid Kamal about Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, the national poet of Bangladesh.
Channel: Rajesh K. Jha
Date: 2020-05-25

Kazi Nazrul Islam is the national poet of Bangladesh. He is counted among the greatest of the Bengali literary personalities. His poetry is as multi-faceted as his life was. Born in Churulia in West Bengal, Kazi Nazrul Islam was a great poet, musician, journalist, wandering bard, anti-colonial fighter all rolled into one. Known as ‘Bidrohi’, the rebel, his poetry ranges from love poems to radical literary creations. In his own words Nazrul has said, 
'I am a poet of the present, and not a prophet of the future. […] My birth in this country and this society does not mean that I shall remain constricted and confined to them. No, I belong to all countries and to the entirety of humanity.'
Truly, Nazrul is poet of the world, poet for all times.
Prof. Nashi Kamal speaks about Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, the national poet of Bangladesh. She speaks about the distinctive nature of Nazrul's poetry and songs, his deep committment to social justice and against oppression. His range of poems and songs.