Monument and memorial, Mymensingh
Government Nazrul Academy (Darirampur School)সরকারি নজরুল একাডেমি (দরিরামপুর স্কুল)
- Time needed
- About 20 minutes.
- best months
- Nov–Feb
The school of 1913 where Nazrul studied, with the two rooms he used kept as they were.
At a glance
- Founded
- 1913, as Darirampur High School
- Nazrul studied
- Classes 7–8, from 1914
- Birth anniversary
- Every 11 Jaishtha since 1965
About
Local people founded the Darirampur High School in 1913, a tin-roofed building in those days. Nazrul was enrolled here in class seven in 1914, passed into class eight and stayed for parts of two years, writing poems all the while, though he left before the final examination.
The school was renamed Nazrul Academy in 1964 and became a government school in 2018. The two rooms he used, including the classroom he sat in, are preserved. Since 1965, before he was even named national poet, its field has hosted Trishal's celebration of his birth anniversary on 11 Jaishtha, now a state event.
Getting there: In the centre of Trishal town, on the Dhaka–Mymensingh highway.
Things to do
- Ask to see the preserved classroom.
Good to know
- It is a working school; come after classes or on a holiday.
