''Agnibeena'' () is the first poetry book written by

Kazi Nazrul Islam Kazi Nazrul Islam (24 May 1899 – 29 August 1976) was a Bengalis, Bengali poet, short story writer, journalist, lyricist and musician. He is the national poet of Bangladesh. Nazrul produced a List of works by Kazi Nazrul Islam, large body of ...

, one of the most famous

Bengali poet Bengali poetry is a rich tradition of poetry in the Bengali language and has many different forms. Originating in Bengal, the history of Bengali poetry underwent three successive stages of development: poetry of the early age (like '' Charyapad ...

s of the first half of the twentieth century. It was published in the month of Kartik, the Bengali year 1329 (October 1922). There are twelve

poem Poetry (from the Greek language, Greek word ''poiesis'', "making") is a form of literature, literary art that uses aesthetics, aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meaning (linguistics), meanings in addition to, or in ...

s in this book.

List of poems

Agnibeena contains a preface where Nazrul dedicated the book to

Barindra Kumar Ghosh Barindra Kumar Ghosh or Barindra Ghosh, or popularly Barin Ghosh (5 January 1880 – 18 April 1959), was an Indian revolutionary and journalist. He was one of the founding members of Jugantar Bengali weekly, a revolutionary outfit in Bengal. G ...

and 12 poems. The most famous poem of this book is " Bidrohi". * "

Pralayollas Pralayollas (, ''The Ecstasy of Destruction'' or ''Destructive Euphoria''), also known after its first line as ''Tora sab jayadbhani kar'', is a popular revolutionary Bengali song set to Dadra Tala, whose lyrics and tune were written by nation ...

" * " Bidrohi" * "Raktambor-Dharini Ma" * "Agamoni" * "Dhumketu" * "Kamal Pasha" * "Anwar" * "Ranobheri" * "Shat-el-Arab" * "Kheyaparer Taroni" * "Qurbani" * "Muharram"

References

{{Kazi Nazrul Islam Works by Kazi Nazrul Islam 1922 poetry books Bengali poetry