Nazrul Endowment

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The Nazrul Endowment is one of several scholarly institutions established to preserve and expound upon the thoughts and philosophy of Bengali poet Kazi Nazrul Islam as well as the preservation and analysis of the large and diverse collection of his works. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Nazrul at CSUN". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
  2. "Nazrul on the global stage". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2016-02-27.