Arka Deb

Kazi Nazrul Islam's Journalism

A Critique

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Produktbeschreibung

Celebrated as the national poet of Bangladesh and fondly commemorated in India as the 'Rebel Poet', Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899-1976) is widely known for his poetry and music, although his political philosophy and anti-colonial revolutionary sentiments are best expressed in his journalistic writings. Nazrul's journalistic career spans across three key newspapers: Nabajug, Dhumketu and Langol. Editorials in Nabajug addressed a diverse range of subjects, including untouchability, racial discrimination, power structure and the importance of communal harmony. Dhumketu, perhaps the most significant amongst Nazrul's revolutionary contributions, became a testimonial to the reclamation of India's complete freedom, which eventually proved perilous for Nazrul. Langol, the mouthpiece of the Labour Swaraj Party, was the first Bengali paper specifically for and by the working class. It provided voice to the labourers and peasants, speaking self-reflexively about the nation's agro-economy. Kazi Nazrul Islam's Journalism brings together for the first time in English Nazrul's editorials published in the colonial Indian subcontinent and showcases Nazrul's far-reaching views on subjects close to his heart. By critically examining these essays, Arka Deb establishes Nazrul's relevance in the current times.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. März 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 135mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9789356400085
• ISBN-10: 9356400083
• Artikelnr.: 67140980

Autorenporträt

Arka Deb

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction
1.1 Resituating Kazi Nazrul Islam in the History of Indian Journalism
1.2 Nabajug: Dawn and Dusk of Journalist-Nazrul
1.3 Dhumketu: Journey from being a Young Poet to a Public Intellectual
1.4 Langol and Ganavani: Journalist-Nazrul and the Representation of the
Proletariat
References
Editorials by Kazi Nazrul Islam in Translation
2.1 Nabajug
The New Age
Though the Nation is Lost, Grieve Not, Be Human Again
Dyer's Memorial
Strike
Who is Responsible for the Mujahirin Killings?
Roz-Kiyamat or Doomsday
Foreword (or, Shutting Mouths)
Why is Our Strength Never Constant?
To Shoot Black People
Anglophilic Ali Imam
True Education
Muslim Representation in Bengali Literature
Bengali Business
Untouchability
2.2 Dhumketu
News of a Charioteer's Trail
When the Blind Carries the Lame
Rudramangal
We All are Independent, We, the Raja
We Merry Band of Vagabonds
Call of the Fiery flute
Muharram
The Venomous Sermons
I am Starving
Khudiram's Mother
On the Mother of Happiness's Advent
The Course of Dhumketu
Kamaal
The Deyali Festival
I am a Soldier
My Faith
The Oppressed
Food for Thought
Statement of a Political Prisoner
Higgledy Piggledy
2.3 Langol and Ganavani
Langol
Political Explosion
Temple and Mosque
Hindu-Muslim
2.4 Nabajug (new phase)
My League and Congress
Bengali's Bengal
Appendix
A List of Editorials by Kazi Nazrul Islam
Glossary
Bibliography