Nazrul discovered God in all faiths, composing moving kirtans invoking goddess Kali and Durga.
| Photo Credit: Illustration: Soumyadip Sinha

Early this year in Kolkata, while examining India’s pluralism and multiculturalism, a panel of elite speakers mentioned several literary and cultural icons of Bengal, including Rabindranath Tagore and Satyajit Ray. But one name — Kazi Nazrul Islam — was curiously missing from the list.

Political scientist and author, Mujibur Rahman, who was in attendance took note of this omission and decided to make amends by organising a discussion on the life and legacy of Nazrul at India International Centre in Delhi ahead of the ‘Bidrohi Kobi’s (rebel poet) death anniversary on August 29. 

Published – October 14, 2026 02:54 pm IST