AGARTALA, May 24 (TIWN): Aiming to observe birth anniversary of Kazi Nazrul Islam on Wednesday preparation is on peak.

Along with the nation, Tripura will also observe the birth anniversary of rebel poet kazi nazrul Islam on Wednesday.

However, it so expected that the main program will be held at Nazrul kalakshetra.

Nazrul geeti or songs of Nazrul, dance from his famous plays and poetry recitation were the highlight of the event, which stirred the audience and Nazrul enthusiasts. Kazi Nazrul Islam enriched all spheres of Bengali culture-literature, music, plays and films. Not only Bengali plays and cinema, Nazrul also contributed to Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi films. Nazrul Islam, the rebel poet of Bengali literature, was born on May 25, 1899, at Churulia in the erstwhile colonial Bengal Presidency (now in West Bengal).

Through his poems, Nazrul had inspired people to fight against injustice and repression during the British colonial rule. Nazrul's songs and poems were also a major source of inspiration for the freedom fighters during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971.

Kazi Nazrul Islam is the ‘National Poet of Bangladesh’. He was an immensely talented person, a gifted literary genius in the field of writing poems and composing songs. He started working quite early in his life to financially support his family which also affected his education. He did numerous jobs in his childhood and later joined the armed forces after matriculation.