Question

Which among the following is known as 'Virodhi Kavi' or the 'Rebel Poet'?
1. Suryakant Tripathi Nirala
2. Kazi Nazrul Islam
3. Sumitranandan Pant
4. Mohan Rakesh

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Kazi Nazrul Islam

The correct answer is ​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.