In 1925 Nazrul received two invitations simultaneously, one from, the society of Youth and Students of Bankura, and the other from National School of Gangajal Ghati in its inauguration ceremony.Nazrul first attended to inaugurate the National School and then he joined the conference of Students and Youths of Bankura. In both the places he was offered warm greetings for his creation.In the conference of students and youths eight hundred cpoies of his two dis-banded books, Bisher Banshi" and " were sold." Bhangar Gaan".
While staying in Hooghly some important books of Nazrul were published.
After being released from prison, Nazrul joined in many political meetings and rallies held in Coomilla, Bankura, Midnapore, Hooghly, Faridpur and other places. But from 1925, he joined in active politics and took the membership of Bangiya Pradeshik Congress Committee. His jurisdiction of political activities was not only confined to the cities within the literates but he also extended it into the workers and peasants of the villages. In 1926, in the month of January Hemanta Kumar Sarkar took Nazrul to Krishnanagar . With his cooperation Nazrul became attached with Peasants movement. Hemanta Babu lent a portion of his house at Goyapati . But it was an old fashioned house and was unhealthy. Nazrul shifted his accomodation to a big Nunglow type house with
(Nazrul with his second son Bulbul; his wife Pramila seated right and his mother-in-law Giribala Devi seated left, behind whom stands Bulbul's nanny.) large compound at the side of the road of Chand Rarak. The book of Nazrul, "Mrityu Kshudha" was written at his place and with this plot . On 9th Oct 1926, a male baby of Nazrul was born. His name was given to be Arindam Khaled and the pet name as Bulbul.
Hemanta Kumar Sarkar and Muzaffar Ahmed were his close associates in politics. they formed a New party, workers and Peasants Party and began to work within the congress as The Labour swaraj party of the Indian National Congress. they published a mouthpiece of their own, namely "Langal".In the first issue, published on 24th Dec 1925, Nazrul wrote his famous poem "samyabadi" in Langal and in the second issue he wrote " Krishaner gaan". Nazrul was the main writer of Langal. Souendranath Thakur was one of the co-writer of Langal. He arranged a blessings from Rabindranath Tagore, saying, "Jago, hago Balaram,Dharo Taba maru-Bhanga Hal . Pran dao, shakti dao, Stabdha Karo byartha Kolahal".This bessings were inscribed on the first page of each issue.total 16 issues of Langal were published and was stopped publishing from 15th April 1927. after this it was published in a new name "Ganabani", Muzaffar Ahmed being the editor.
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