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A movie-maker has issued an apology for the unintended distress caused by its rendition of the iconic song “Karar Oi Louho Kopat” penned by Bengali poet Kazi Nazrul Islam in 1922.
Who was Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899-1976)?
- On May 24, 1899, Kazi Nazrul Islam was born in Churulia, an Indian village in the Burdwan region of West Bengal.
- He was a well-known Bengali poet, author, and musician.
- He gained notoriety for writing “Nazrulgeeti” songs.
- In West Bengal, Bangladesh, these songs are nearly as well-liked and well-known as Rabindranath Tagore’s Rabindrasangeet.
- Because he wrote more than 4,000 songs, many of which were about rebelling and battling against unjust laws and strong rulers, Nazrul is frequently referred to as the “Vidrohi Kavi (Rebel Poet)”.
- Bengali freedom warriors battling against British colonial oppression were motivated by these songs.
- In addition to being regarded as Bangladesh’s national poet, he is also highly regarded in West Bengal, India.
Understanding “Karar Oi Louho Kopat”
- Nazrul was a fervent advocate of India’s fight for freedom from British colonial control. He inspired and mobilized people against British oppression through his poems and writings.
- The song, which was first published in 1922 in “Banglar Katha” and then appeared in Nazrul’s “Bhangar Gaan,” was written as an appeal to smash jail walls as a sign of defiance against British rule.
- After the British imprisoned Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das (1870–1925) in 1922, he wrote the hymn of revolt.
