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HCS (Haryana)Prelims2021General Studies
Question
Which among the following is known as 'Virodhi Kavi' or the 'Rebel Poet'?
Options
- A Suryakant Tripathi Nirala
- B Kazi Nazrul Islam
- C Sumantranand Pant
- D Mohan Rakesh
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B Kazi Nazrul Islam
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Kazi Nazrul Islam
- Kazi Nazrul Islam was born on May 25, 1899, in Churulia village near Asansol, Bengal.
- Nazrul remained isolated from other children in his childhood that's why he was called 'Dukkhu Miyan'.
- He was a Bengali poet, writer, and musician.
- His works include 'Ek Awara Ki Zindagi', 'Mukti', 'Rebel' etc.
- The poem 'Rebel' made him famous overnight in 1922.
- This poem became a motivational song for the revolutionaries opposing the British Raj and thus, Nazrul became famous as the 'rebel poet'.
- In 1972, Bangladesh declared him its 'national poet'.
- With the consent of the Government of India, he was taken to Dhaka.
- He died in Dhaka after four years in 1976.