Kazi Nazrul Islam

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Bengali-language writer composer essayist lyricist novelist person playwright poet revolutionary short story writer

Kazi Nazrul Islam was a revolutionary Bengali poet, musician, and writer renowned as the "Rebel Poet" for his fierce opposition to oppression and his influential contributions to modern Bengali literature and music.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Bengali-language writer → composer → essayist → lyricist → novelist → person → playwright → poet → revolutionary → short story writer →
awardReceived	Ekushey Padak → Padma Bhushan →
birthDate	1899-05-24 →
birthPlace	Asansol subdivision → Bengal Presidency → British India → Burdwan district → Churulia →
causeOfDeath	long-term illness and neurological disorder →
commemoratedBy	Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol → Nazrul Institute, Dhaka → Nazrul Mancha, Kolkata →
countryOfCitizenship	Bangladesh → India →
deathDate	1976-08-29 →
deathPlace	Bangladesh → Dhaka →
ethnicGroup	Bengali →
fieldOfWork	Bengali music → modern Bengali literature →
fullName	Kazi Nazrul Islam →
genre	essays → novels → plays → poetry → short stories → songs →
givenName	Nazrul →
honorificTitle	National Poet of Bangladesh →
influenced	Bangladeshi literature → Bengali patriotic songs → Indian Bengali literature → modern Bengali poetry →
influencedBy	Hindu devotional traditions → Islamic literature → Sufism →
knownFor	Nazrul Geeti songs → opposition to oppression and fascism → promotion of social justice and equality → revolutionary and anti-colonial themes →
languageOfWorkOrName	Bengali →
militaryBranch	British Indian Army →
militaryRank	Havildar →
movement	Bengali literature → Indian independence movement →
nativeName	কাজী নজরুল ইসলাম →
nickname	Bidrohi Kobi → Rebel Poet →
notableWork	Agnibeena → Bidrohi → Bisher Bashi → Dolan Chapa → Kuhelika → Mrityukshuda → Nazrul Geeti → Rikter Bedan → Samyabadi → Yugavani →
occupation	editor → journalist → musician → poet → writer →
placeOfBurial	Dhaka → University of Dhaka →
religion	Islam →
servedIn	49th Bengal Regiment →
spouse	Pramila Devi → Pramila Nazrul Islam →

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Nazrul Geeti →	associatedWithPerson
Bengal →	culturalIcon
Kazi Nazrul Islam →	fullName
Kazi Nazrul Islam ("Nazrul") →	givenName
Nazrul Geeti →	hasCreator
West Bengal →	hasCulturalIcon
Bengali literature →	hasNotableAuthor
Kazi Nazrul Islam ("National Poet of Bangladesh") →	honorificTitle
Nazrul Geeti →	namedAfter
Kazi Nazrul Islam ("কাজী নজরুল ইসলাম") →	nativeName