Even when the realism of brutal colonial rule tested his patience with the Swaraj (home-rule) movement for India’s independence-which he supported in principle but later came to consider too slow paced-he never gave up hope, never resigned to inaction, never gave up his idealism. In fact, “The Rebel” was also a microcosmic reflection of Nazrul’s worldview, idealism, and activism. Along with all its other attributes, it is this synthesis of polarities within the single poem which makes “The Rebel” one of the most exceptional and extraordinary poetic creations-in any language and anywhere in the world. To be a Rebel, for Nazrul, meant to protest as well as affirm, to destroy as well as create, to react as well as proact. Supposedly that the poem was written in one night while Nazrul was in Calcutta in 1921, at the age of 22 years and 7 months, was itself an expression of his astounding-both rebellious and creative-vitality and genius. In fact, when the poem was first published in the January 6, 1922, issue of Shaptahik Bijli (Weekly Lightning), its appearance on the Bengali literary horizon was like a phenomenon. “Bidrohi” is a poetic tour de force which, for its astonishing depth and breadth, stands out as a single poem that’s complete in itself as a literary phenomenon. Over his lifetime, even when his focus shifted from the thunderous to the serene, from the restless to the contemplative, from earthly sorrow to Love Divine, none of it was out of character for the original “Rebel,” traversing heaven and earth, transcending mythological, religious and ephemeral barriers, and personifying more than a hundred characters through a diverse and long series of metaphors, symbols, allegories and allusions which together had woven an incredible synthesis of a rebel spirit and creativity. The poem, thereby, also gave the world “Bidrohi Kobi” (The Rebel Poet). Numista does not buy or sell coins or banknotes.“Bidrohi” (The Rebel) bears the essence of Kazi Nazrul Islam’s life and his works and therefore it remains his most characteristic poem. They serve as an indication only they are not intended to be relied upon for buying, selling or exchanging. They are based on evaluations by Numista users and sales realized on Internet platforms. Values in the table above are expressed in UAH. Please sign in or create an account to manage your collection. Inscribed with few lines from the Poem 'BIDROHI' followed by the signature Inscribed with the image of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam with the 90 Years of the Poem 'Bidrohi' (that is, Rebel) Obverse
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