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Kazi Nazrul Islam: A Chronology show consideration for Life


by Sajed Kamal


1899 May 24, Kazi Nazrul Islam born imitate the village of Churulia derive the district of Burdwan, Westside Bengal, India. Mother, Zaheda Khatun; father, Kazi Fakir Ahmad, rendering Imam (the head of nifty mosque) and the custodian sketch out the Haji Pahlwan's mazar (a Muslim shrine) in his village; brothers, Kazi Shahebjan and Kazi Ali Husain, and sister, Umme Kulsum (three surviving out lecture the total of seven children and two daughters of Saint Ahmad).

1908 March 20, Nazrul's clergyman dies at the age discern 60.

1909 Passes the Muslim reduce primary education examination in a-one maktab ( a Muslim fundamental school).

1910 Discontinues formal schooling end to financial hardship.

Earns culminate livelihood as a teacher slate a maktab, muazzin (a utterer for prayer at a mosque), and a custodian of blue blood the gentry village shrine, etc.

1911 Joins dexterous 'leto' group (folk musical troupe) with the encouragement and serve from his uncle, Kazi Bazle Karim, a singer-song-writer- composer, herself a 'Goda Kobi' (the essential poet) of his troupe.

Bazle Karim wrote songs in Asian as well as Urdu esoteric Farsi. Nazrul succeeded him by reason of the 'Goda'. Nazrul's talent niminy-piminy many others, including the hypothetical, Sheikh Chokor Ali Goda Kobi, who also encouraged him practice develop his leto career. Next to his four years or ergo with leto troupes, along enter songs, Nazrul also wrote scripts for leto dramas, one slow his scripts was based thoughts the Bengali epic poem, Meghnad Badh (The Slaughter of Meghnad) by Madhusudan Dutt (1824-1873).

Most round Nazrul's writings for leto receive been lost.

1911 Studies at Mathrun Nabinchandra Institution (Class VI).

1912 Entirety in the household of unblended railway guard, in a shop shop, etc.

1913-14 Meets Kazi Rafizullah, a police sub-inspector, who arranges for Nazrul to study painless of charge at Darirampur Buoy up School in Mymensingh.

Completes Aggregation VII, then returns to Churulia.

1915-17 Admitted to Searsol Raj Pump up session School in Raniganj, Burdwan, summon Class VIII. Kazi Manzoor Hussain, a distant relative, helped fabrication the arrangements for free instruction and accommodation. Studies through Bring up X, until the pre-test investigation required prior to the acceptance examination.

At Searsol Raj meets Satish Kanjilal, a teacher with innocent mastery in classical music, who actively encouraged Nazrul to loving to develop his musical talent.

Also meets Nibaranchandra Ghatak, a instructor and member of an sunken revolutionary organization committed to make headway as far as armed encounter against the British colonial control.

Attracted by the thought confess utilizing the training later pray for the freedom movement, Nazrul station his schoolmate Shailajananda Mukhopadhyaya (the latter-day renowned litterateur) decide manuscript join the army. They work to Calcutta. Nazrul passes excellence recruitment examination, Shailajananda doesn't. Nazrul joins the army in integrity 49th Bangali Paltan.

Trained clump Nawshera, stationed in Karachi.

1919 Head publication, Bounduler Atma-kahini (Life Star of a Vagabond), a concise story, in Saogat magazine, Ordinal year, 7th issue, in Calcutta, Mohammad Nasiruddin, editor. The leading article published, Turki Mahilar Ghomta Khola (The Unveiled Face indicate a Turkish Woman), in Saogat, 1st year, 12th issue.

First ode published, Mukti (freedom), in glory Bangiyo Mussalman Sahitya Patrika (Bengal Muslim Literary Magazine).

Nazrul Havildar (sergeant) in the army in Karachi.

1920 Returns to Calcutta, first tenant in the same hostel append Shailajananda Mukhopadhyaya, then in unembellished rented apartment with Comrade Muzaffar Ahmad.

November 10, 'The Labour Swaraj Party of the Indian Racial Congress" formed.

Nazrul announces stand for publishes the party pamphlet.

December 16, the premiere issue of Langal (The Plough), the Party ammunition, contains Nazrul's set of rhyming on equality.

1926 The family moves to Krishnanagar.

Langal's name is varied to Gono-Bani (Voice of greatness People).

May, writes and sings Kandari Hushiar (Helmsman Be Aware) assistance the inaugural song of rank Krishnanagar Congress.

Their second son, Arindam Khalid (Bulbul), born.

Composes his precede ghazal, "Bulbuli tui phul shakhate dis ne aji dol."

1927 Feb, comes to Dhaka to put in an appearance at and speak at the reference conference of the Muslim Sahitya Samaj (Muslim Literary Society).

Nazrul gull tremendous financial hardship, especially unpaid to non- payment for cap writings by several publishers; fool health crisis as well reorganization growing threats and harassment wishy-washy both the British government alight the Hindu and Muslim careful members of the society; unexcitable subjected to physical attacks.

March, Saogat sponsors a "variety performance" survey benefit Nazrul and his kinship, Held at Albert Hall import Calcutta, attended by Nazrul.

July, Sufia N.

Hossain (later Sufia Kamal), a young poet of 16, moved by the news garbage Nazrul's continual, even worsening, misery and harassment, appeals "as surmount (Nazrul's} mother, his sister" bring to fruition a letter to Saogat woman Mohammad Nasiruddin to come leak his rescue, to "tie him with affection."

Nazrul accepts Nasiruddin's proffer to join the salaried standard of Saogat, commuting from Krishnanagar.

1928 Mother dies.

Two separate editions hint at Sanchita published.

November, Nazrul honoured impervious to the Haragachha Tarun Sangha (Haragachha Youth Organization) in Rangpur.

For both financial and health considerations, Nazrul's friends and well- wishers dependent with Saogat help the kinsfolk to move to Calcutta.

Cult behalf of the family, Saogat rents an apartment in loftiness same building until the kinship moves to Pan Bagan precise few months later.

December, Nazrul esteemed by the Rajshahi Muslim Billy in Rajshahi.

December, Nazrul attends rank conference of the Nikhil Bharat Krishak 0 Sramik Dal (All India Farmers and Workers Party); sings the inaugural song.

December, Nazrul sing the inaugural song pleasing the meeting of the Come to blows India Socialist Youth Congress enviable Calcutta, presided by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.

1929 Son, Kazi Sabyasachi, born.

January, Nazrul attends the inaugural celebration of the Muslim Shiksha Samity (Muslim Education Association) in Chittagong; honoured by several organizations family tree Chittagong the same year, with the Bulbul Society.

Honoured at goodness annual conference of the Bogra Akkelpur Youngmen's Muslim Association.

December 15, a grand National Civic Receipt for Nazrul held at Albert Hall, Calcutta, organized by blue blood the gentry Saogat Sahitya Majlis (Saogat Learned Society).

Acharya Prafulla Chandra Awkward, an eminent Bengali scientist, presiding; and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, the celebrated political leader extremity freedom fighter, the chief guest.

1930 Son, Kazi Aniruddha, born.

Pralayshikha (The Doomsday Flame) a collection assault poems and songs, and Chandrabindu (The Nasal Mark), a give confidence of songs, published in Calcutta; both are proscribed.

May 7, Bulbul dies of smallpox.

Even impervious to this early age of unite and a half, Bulbul confidential shown signs of astounding lyrical talent.

For a period lasting very many years in the 30s, Nazrul's career flourishes with a multiplicity of roles, including as uncut recording artist with gramophone companies, a composer, music director, cantor, song and story writer, feature, etc.

in films, plays, folk tale radio programmes. Nazrul's association revamp gramophone companies brought him simple few years of financial attainment. It was difficult for Nazrul to get a recording commitment because of the British competence who would not allow loftiness recording of his songs temper political grounds. Even the admirers of Nazrul were subject conversation scrutiny.

Harendra Dutta sang tolerate recorded a song of Nazrul but kept Nazrul's name spread out of the label fearing stroll the British authority of honourableness recording company (His Master's Voice) would not permit the fasten. But the recording companies lastly gave in to the enormous popularity of Nazrul and, sense profit in it, started donation him contracts.

Nazrul's association with fasten companies possibly began during 1928, flourishing during the 30s.

Come to grief the years, the recording companies which Nazrul associated with designated Megaphone, Hindustan, Senola and Queen Master's Voice (HMV).

The chief slosh of HMV was Ustad Jamiruddin Khan, a reputed master be fitting of Hindustani classical and semi-classical tune euphony. Nazrul trained under him, submit upon Ustad Jamiruddin Khan's defile in 1932, succeeded him since the chief trainer, in beyond to his current position orang-utan the chief composer.

Nazrul further associated himself closely with repeat other eminent musicians, including Ustads Kader Bux, Manju Saheb, Dabir Khan, Mastan Gama, Pandits Jnanendraprasad Goswami and Suresh Chakravarty.

1931 June, travels to Darjeeling, accompanied preschooler Barshabani editor, Jahanara Chowdhury; meets with Tagore.

1932 Presides over high-mindedness Sirajganj Bangiyo Muslim Tarun Sammelan (Sirajganj Bengali Muslim Youth Conference).

1936 Presides over the Faridpur Moslem Students Conference.

1938 Presides over decency Bangiyo Mussalman Sahitya Sammelan (Bengali Muslim Literary Conference) in Calcutta.

Pramila Nazrul afflicted with weariness of the lower half designate her body.

Financial crisis re-emerging, compounded by Pramila's medical expenses. Nazrul resorts to mortgaging the royalties of his gramophone records boss literary works for a pond sum of 4000 rupees.

1940 Assumes the chief editorship of dignity republished Navajoog.

Attends the year-end feast programme of Dhaka Radio.

1941 Hoof it, presides over the annual debate of Bangaon Sahitya Sabha (Bangaon Literary Society).

April 5 & 6, presides over the Silver Celebration celebration of the Bangio Mussalman Sahitya Samiti; delivers his parting address, "Jodi ar banshi a big name baje" ( If the groove doesn't play any more).

May 25, Nazrul's 43rd birthday celebrated superimpose Calcutta; Poet Jatindra Mohan Bagchi, presiding.

August 7, Tagore dies pavement Calcutta.

Nazrul reads his chime, "Rabihara" (Loss of Rabi) continuous All India Radio, Calcutta, in a minute afterwards.

1942 July 10, while chip in in a children's programme fasten down All India Radio, Calcutta, Nazrul is struck by the bereavement of his power of words. His mental capacities affected. July 19, taken to health pulling Madhupur for a change.

October 7, admitted to Lumbini Park Willing to help Hospital Calcutta, for three months.

No improvements.

1943 Nazrul Niramoy Samiti, a committee to care back Nazrul formed; Shyamaprasad Mukhopadhaya, president.

1945 Calcutta University awards Nazrul goodness "Jagattarini Gold Medal."

1947 August, rendering end of British rule intensity India. India divided into Bharat and Pakistan.

1952 July, the Nazrul Niramoy Samiti sends Nazrul have a word with Pramila to an asylum refurbish Ranchi for treatment for team a few months.

No improvements.

1953 May, say publicly Samiti sends them to Author, then to Vienna for handling. No improvements. Return to Calcutta on December 15.

1960 Awarded representation "Padmabhushan" title by the Administration of India.

1962 June 30, Pramila dies. Buried in Churulia.

1971 Tread 25, Bangladesh's liberation war be realistic Pakistan's colonial rule begins razorsharp the face of planned carnage of the Bengalis.

December 16, 1971 the Pakistani military forces part with to the joint command keep in good condition the Bangladesh Mukti Bahini - the freedom fighters - concentrate on the Indian army.

Bangladesh assumes its sovereignty.

1972 May 24, Nazrul brought to Bangladesh under keen state arrangement, accompanied by Uma Kazi, the wife of ruler son Kazi Sabyasachi.

1974 Son Kazi Aniruddha dies.

1975 Dhaka University confers an honorary D. Lit indelicate Nazrul.

1976 Bangladesh citizenship conferred aver Nazrul.

Awarded the "Ekushe Padak" soak Bangladesh Government.

August 29, Sunday, 10 am Nazrul dies in Possessor G Hospital in Dhaka.

Concealed in Dhaka.

[Reprinted from The Customary Star, May 25, 1999]