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Kazi Nazrul Islam (Bengali: কাজী নজরুল ইসলাম, Bengali pronunciation: [kāzi nôzrul îslām] (listen), 24 May 1899 – 29 August 1976) was a Bengali poet, writer, musician and the national poet of Bangladesh.[2][3] Popularly known as Nazrul, he produced a large body of poetry and music with themes that included religious devotion and rebellion against oppression.[4] Nazrul's activism for political and social justice earned him the title of "Bidrohi Kobi" (Rebel Poet).[5] His compositions form the avant-garde music genre of Nazrul Geeti (Music of Nazrul).[6][7][8][9]