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Kazi Sabyasachi

Kazi Sabyasachi (9 October 1928 – 2 March 1979) was a Bengali elocutionist. He was the third son of the national poet of Bangladesh, Kazi Nazrul Islam.

Sabyasachi came to fame in the 1960s and '70s as a reciter. In 1966, he became the first to record the recitation of Bidrohi, a poem by Nazrul Islam.

Early life and family

Sabyasachi was born on 9 October 1928 to Kazi Nazrul Islam and Pramila Devi. His family traced their origins to the Burdwan district in West Bengal. Sabyasachi had three brothers, Krishna Mohammad, Arindam Khaled Bulbul, and Kazi Aniruddha (d. 1974). Sabyasachi was married to Uma Kazi (d. 2020). Together they had two daughters, Khilkhil Kazi and Mistee Kazi, and, a son, Babul Kazi (d. 2025).

Legacy

In 2012, the Ministry of Cultural Affairs of Bangladesh initiated the Kazi Sabyasachi Memorial Award for two elocutionists - one from Bangladesh and one from India. Recipients of the award include: 2012 - Kazi Abu Zafar Siddique; 2016 - Soumitra Chatterjee and Kazi Arif.

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