Bidrohi (poem)

"Bidrohi" (Bengali: "বিদ্রোহী"; English: "The Rebel") is a popular revolutionary Bengali poem and the most famous poem written by Kazi Nazrul Islam in December 1921. Originally published in several periodicals, the poem was first collected in October 1922 in a volume titled Agnibeena: the first anthology of Nazrul's poems. Many have seen, in this poem, elements of romanticism, heroism, and love. Syed Ali Ahsan wrote that the poem was inspired by Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself".

Bidrohi
by Kazi Nazrul Islam
Original titleবিদ্রোহী
WrittenDecember 1921
First published in6 January 1922
CountryBritish India
Language Bengali
Subject(s)Rebellion, protest
Genre(s)Rebel Poetry
PublisherBijli
Lines139
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