We are two flowers upon a single stalk — the Hindu and the Muslim.Kazi Nazrul Islam
“Break open the iron gates of that prison; smash the blood-stained altar of stone.”
“Break open the iron gates of that prison; smash the blood-stained altar of stone.”
— KAZI NAZRUL ISLAM
Bengali poet · 1899 – 1976
Kazi Nazrul Islam, the Bidrohi Kavi or Rebel Poet, was a Bengali poet, musician and revolutionary voice against colonial oppression. His poem Bidrohi and his songs of Hindu-Muslim unity made him a legend across Bengal. He is the national poet of Bangladesh.
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