Overview

• Banerjee garlanded Kazi Nazrul Islam’s portrait at Rabindra Sadan and performed one of his songs alongside Minister Indranil Sen.
• The government opened Nazrul Tirtha in New Town and launched the West Bengal Kazi Nazrul Islam Academy to advance research on his literary and musical works.
• Key institutions named after Nazrul include Kazi Nazrul University in Asansol and the Andal greenfield airport renamed Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport.
• State Urban Development Minister Firhad Hakim led a tribute at Nabanna and commemorative events were held in Nazrul’s native village of Churulia.
• In social media posts Banerjee praised Nazrul’s legacy of rebellion against oppression, his promotion of Hindu-Muslim unity and his contributions to Bengali literature.