Tribute To Nazrul
Awards Bestowed Upon Nazrul
On December 15,1929, Nazrul was accorded a grand national civic reception at Calcutta Albert Hall under the chairmanship of Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray. He was declared the poet of the Bangalee Nation by Netaji Suvash Chandra Bose, the Chief Guest.Jagattarinari Gold Medal was awarded to Nazrul in 1945 by Calcatta University. The year 1960 was one of the most coveted for Nazrul since he was decorated with Padma Bhushan, the highest literary award conferred by the government of India. In 1976, Nazrul was conferred citizenship of Bangladesh. He was also awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh. Earlier, in 1975 Dhaka University conferred an honourary D.Lit. on Nazrul.
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