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In 1942 at the age of 43, he began to suffer from an unknown disease, losing his voice and memory. Nazrul wrote and composed music for nearly 4,000 songs (many recorded on HMV and gramophone records), collectively known as Nazrul Geeti. Some of his poems also translated into Hindi language in recent days. He is also known for his extensive use of Arabic and Persian words in his works. He profusely enriched ghazals in the Bengali language. Nazrul wrote short stories, novels, and essays but is best known for his songs and poems. He opposed all forms of bigotry and fundamentalism, including religious, caste-based and gender-based. Nazrul's writings explored themes such as freedom, humanity, love, and revolution. His writings greatly inspired Bengalis of East Pakistan during the Bangladesh Liberation War. While in prison, Nazrul wrote the "Rajbandir Jabanbandi" ("রাজবন্দীর জবানবন্দী", 'Deposition of a Political Prisoner').
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His nationalist activism in Indian independence movement led to his frequent imprisonment by the colonial British authorities. He criticised the British Raj and called for revolution through his poetic works, such as "Bidrohi" ("বিদ্রোহী", 'The Rebel') and "Bhangar Gaan" ("ভাঙার গান", 'The Song of Destruction'), as well as in his publication Dhumketu ('The Comet'). After serving in the British Indian Army in the Middle East ( Mesopotamian campaign) during World War I, Nazrul established himself as a journalist in Calcutta. He joined the British Indian Army in 1917. He learned about poetry, drama, and literature while working with the rural theatrical group Letor Dal, Leto being a folk song genre of West Bengal usually performed by the people from Muslim community of the region. īorn into a Bengali Muslim Kazi family hailing from Burdwan district in Bengal Presidency (now in West Bengal), Nazrul Islam received religious education and as a young man worked as a muezzin at a local mosque. His compositions form the avant-garde music genre of Nazrul Geeti ( Music of Nazrul). Nazrul's activism for political and social justice earned him the title of "Bidrohi Kobi" ( Rebel Poet). Popularly known as Nazrul, he produced a large body of poetry and music with themes that included religious devotion and rebellion against oppression. , Template:IPA-bn, – 29 August 1976) was a Bengali poet, writer, musician and the national poet of Bangladesh. Kazi Nazrul Islam (Bengali language: কাজী নজরুল ইসলাম