The poem "Bidrohī" provides the common nickname for a “Rebel Poet” who wrote nearly 4,000 songs in this language named Kazi Nazrul Islam. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this native language shared by the author of Gitanjali, whose own songs are collectively referred to as Rabindra Sangeet (“ro-been-dro shown-geet”).
ANSWER: Bengali [or Bangla] (Gitanjali was written by Rabindranath Tagore.)
[10e] The songs of Nazrul and Tagore draw on many ragas from this country’s classical music traditions. Tagore’s most well-known song, “Jana Gana Mana,” is this country’s national anthem.
ANSWER: India [or Republic of India; or Bhārat Gaṇarājya]
[10h] Nazrul’s poetry is credited with popularizing this Arabic-derived form in Bengali literature. The Urdu poets Muhammad Iqbal and Mirza Ghalib wrote many of these love poems made up of linked couplets.
ANSWER: ghazals (“guzzles”)
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