Only Nazrul realised communalism biggest problem: President

Noting that it was only Kazi Nazrul Islam who had realised that communalism is the biggest problem of this subcontinent, President Abdul Hamid on Thursday called upon all to help build a non-communal society imbued with the rebel poet's spirit, reports UNB.
“As a representative of the 20th century, Nazrul was a strong voice against imperialism, colonialism, feudalism, capitalism, fanaticism, communalism, fundamentalism, localism and repression,” he said.
The president was addressing a function at Osmani Memorial Auditorium in the capital, marking the 118th birth anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam.
Hamid said Nazrul was unique as a non-communal and humanitarian poet in Bangla literature's last thousand years' history as he was the only litterateur who understood that communalism is the biggest problem of the Indian subcontinent. So, he said, the rebel poet always struggled against communalism and wrote poems and songs seeking reconciliation of the people of all religions, including Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists and Christian.
Focusing on Nazrul's creativity in Bangla literature, the president said: “Kazi Nazrul is an ageless poet in Bangla language and literature. He is well-known as a rebel poet in Bangla literature while as 'Bulbul' in the world of modern Bangla songs.”
He said the poems, songs and other literary works of Nazrul had created a renaissance in Bangla literature as he introduced a new style adopting Sangskrit, Arabic and Persian words in his works.

Only Nazrul realised communalism biggest problem: President

Noting that it was only Kazi Nazrul Islam who had realised that communalism is the biggest problem of this subcontinent, President Abdul Hamid on Thursday called upon all to help build a non-communal society imbued with the rebel poets spirit, reports UNB. As a representative of the 20th century, Nazrul was a strong voice against imperialism, colonialism, feudalism, capitalism, fanaticism, communalism, fundamentalism, localism and repression, he said. The president was addressing a function at Osmani Memorial Auditorium in the capital, marking the 118th birth anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam. Hamid said Nazrul was unique as a non-communal and humanitarian poet in Bangla literatures last thousand years history as he was the only litterateur who understood that communalism is the biggest problem of the Indian subcontinent. So, he said, the rebel poet always struggled against communalism and wrote poems and songs seeking reconciliation of the people of all religions, including Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists and Christian. Focusing on Nazruls creativity in Bangla literature, the president said: Kazi Nazrul is an ageless poet in Bangla language and literature. He is well-known as a rebel poet in Bangla literature while as Bulbul in the world of modern Bangla songs. He said the poems, songs and other literary works of Nazrul had created a renaissance in Bangla literature as he introduced a new style adopting Sangskrit, Arabic and Persian words in his works.