Influence of socialism in Nazrul’s poetry

We can find the trace of the influence of the Communist ideals in Nazrul’s poem “Samyabadi” which he wrote in 1925. The spread of communism from country to country in that time inspired him to write his poems on equality.

Nazrul was a keen observer of the non-cooperation movement of Mahatma Gandhi in 1920-22 and the movement of self –Government by Deshabadhu Chittaranjan Das. This two movement also inspired him to write about equality for all both the common people and the ruler class.

The message of the poem “Samyabadi” which is equality for all, is still relevant. One of the reasons of Nazrul’s relevancy in today’s society is his choice of substantial subjects as the topics of his poetry.

Many of his poem Nazrul endorses religious harmony and he was very vocal about it. He raised his voice against division based on religion. He also thought that in order to get independence from the British rule, the people of the Indian subcontinent must unite regardless of their religion or ethnicity.

In his poem “Samyabady” he praises the common platform where people of different religions show unity. He says,