India, May 25 -- Remembering Nazrul's poems that called for revolution on his 125th birth anniversary

One hundred and twenty five years ago on May 25, 2024, a 'rebel poet' was born in undivided Bengal who would go on to create about 4,000 songs and several stories to remind his warring and impoverished country folks of the power of humanity to tide over hunger, poverty and disintegration of society.

Kazi Nazrul Islam, who left behind a literary legacy of profound and evocative portrayals of social malaise, was no stranger to poverty. He often had to drop out of school either because he couldn't pay the fees or to find work to support his family financially, especially after he lost his father at the age of nine. He did various odd jobs,...