He was a prolific writer and wrote short stories, novels, poems and songs simultaneously. He joined the staff of Bangiya Mussalman Sahitya Samiti ("Bengali Muslim Literary Society") and continued his literary works. He left the army in 1920 when the 49th Bengal Regiment was disbanded and returned to Calcutta in March. He was posted to the Karachi Cantonment, where he wrote his first prose and poetry. Nazrul joined the British Royal Army in 1917 at the age of 18 and was attached to the 49th Bengal Regiment. Like some royal victory’s gorgeous emblem. Leaving behind the moon, the sun, the planets Say: Ripping apart the wide sky of the universe, Nazrul’s defiance and assertive protest against all forms and forces of oppression around the world, has been inspiring youths even to this day. The poem has been an integral part of school syllabus. ‘Bidrohi’ is a reminder of our school days. It was viewed by contemporary readers not just as a poem, rather as an invigorating experience.
The initial critical reactions to ‘Bidrohi’ were quite interesting as they reflect the resurgent fall out of the text in colonial Bengal. ‘Bidrohi’ marked the amazing outbursts of Nazrul’s variegated moments of self-awakening - a moment of awakening that symbolised the collective outbursts of the nation as well. It was included in ‘Agnibeena,’ the first anthology of Nazrul’s poems and published in 1922. ‘Bidrohi’ was first published in ‘Bijli’ and later in other periodicals. The poem is recognized as a landmark poetic marvel because of its radically transformative “modern” content, texture and style, something that took the Bengali literary world by storm. But what went unnoticed and unsung was the fact that his iconic poem ‘Bidrohi,’ that shot him to fame, is making its centenary this year.
On May 24, the world celebrated ‘Bidrohi Kobi’ (Rebel poet) Kazi Nazrul Islam’s 122nd birth anniversary.
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