The Rebel Poet
Chapter 7
1. Vary Short Question Answer
(a) Who was Nazrul’s teacher?
Ans : Nibaran Chandra Ghatak was Nazrul’s teacher.
(b) Was India independent when Nazrul was born?
Ans : India was under the British rule when Nazrul was born.
(c) In which magazine was the poem Anandamoyeer Agamone published?
Ans: The poem ‘Anandamoyeer Agamone’ was published in the magazine ‘Dhumketu .
(d) Why did Nazrul start fasting?
And: was his way of protesting against the torture of the British.
2. Short Question Answer
(a) Who was Kumud Ranjan Mullica?
Ans. The poet Kumud Ranjan Mallick was the Headmaster of the school where Nazrul joined next.
(b) Name some of the folk plays that young Nazrul had written.
Ans. ‘Daata Karna’: ‘Vidyan Hatim’ and ‘Kabi Kalidas’ are some of the folk plays that young Nazrul had written.
(c) Why did Nazrul have to leave the army ?
Ans .Nazrul had to leave the army because the 49th Bengal regiment where Nazrul joined, was disbanded after the First World War.
(d) Who inspired Nazrul to write poems?
Ans: His Headmaster, poet Kumud Ranjan Mullick inspired him to write poems. Besides, Rabindranath and the
3. Write ‘T’ for true And ‘F’ for false statements in the given boxes:
(a) Nazrul was born when India was still under the British rule.
Ans: [T]
(b) Nazrul was not attracted to folk theatre.
Ans: [F]
(c) In school, Nazrul met the great poet Kumud Ranjan Mullick.
Ans: [T]
(d) Nazrul served the Indian army under the British rule.
Ans: [T]
(e) Nazrul fasted for thirty days.
Ans: [F]