Kazi Nazrul Islam: the greatest singer of equity

Abstract

On one hand there is inequality, oppression, colonialism, tyranny, hypocrisy of all kinds- religious, moral or politicalgreed, fanaticism, violence, racism, communalism, sorrow, alienation from nature-from ourselves, from life’s unifying essence-and global existence on the brink of termination, annihilation, collapse. On the other hand, humanity is indomitable and conscientious striving for equality, freedom, empowerment, justice, renewal of nature, idealism, romance, love, a vision of unity and community of co-existence and peace. These are the stuff of our world. So, in order to remove the social discrimination, unjust, oppression, Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899-1976) has come to the earth with pen as equality and social justice which are central themes in his works. This paper aims to show that his writings are speaking in favour of equity. In order to establish the aim, I have selected some of his prose and poems as it is quite difficult to analyze all his prose and poems as he has written a number of prose and poems which tell equity of all human beings.