Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Nazrul and Dhumketu (contd-3)

In the eighth issue of Dhumketu, the life of Jatindranath, Banglar biplab yuger pratham senanayak, was printed on the third page and on the fourth page, in the International Column (Pardeshi Panji) international issues    were published..
In the  Hangsadut column a letter written by the ex-revolutionary Barindra Kumar Ghosh was published. Nazrul addressed him as "bhanga banglar ranga yuger adi purohit Sagnik Beer"
Dhuketu served as the source of inspiration of not only Muslim Society but also the whole of Bengalee society. Gopinath Saha is the example of this inspiration who assassinated, by mistake, De Saheb instead of the Police Commissioner Tagert. This was described by Pabitra Gangopadhyay in the essay, "Dhumketur Nzrul". This incident showed the amount of inspiration that could develop in the minds of the youths of Bengal. The poet Kalidas Roy invited the arrival of Dhumketu by saying,
" Jago dhumketu Dhangser hetu
Swagata asiba Mahotsab,
Nazrul in his editorial column in 9th issue of Dhumketu said;

This was published in Dhumketu on 15th Sept 1922 in Hangsadut column.
The reactions of Dhumketu was perceived from the comments of the then news papers.Dainik Basumati and Atma Sakti  said;
In English daily Amrita Bazar Patrika on 30th Aug, 1922 gave more vivid comments on Nazrul's poem;
" We cordially welcome the advent of our new Bengali contempo-
Dhuketu was not only a symbol for destruction, it was also showed some sense of purity and ethics in its poem"Pralayollas" Why you are afraid of noticing destruction ? "
Two friendly papers of Dhumketu , "Prasun" and "Paridarshak" commented on Dhumketu, as also Achinta Kumar Sengupta in Kallol Yug  as follows;

 

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