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Item A woman empowered with the power of love: A study of Alu in ¬e Swamp Dwellers by Wole Soyinka(International Islamic University Chittagong, 2022-12) Uddin, Md. Abu Saleh NizamThe Swamp Dwellers by Wole Soyinka (born, 1934) is mostly discussed for the emphasis it puts on the strong family ties felt by all the characters, presence of the elements of the absurd drama, corruption by the priests and human-nature relationship. But the powerful character Alu is also an area to concentrate on. She is a powerful woman with the power of love. This virtue of love she receives from her instinct, and her African tradition turns her into a powerful woman. Thus empowered, she plays her role in family, society, religion and nature. In the modern world where utmost cruelty looms large everywhere, love-empowered Alu is an example for positive change. Thus, this paper aims at exploring how Alu in The Swamp Dwellers is an empowered woman with love, who simultaneously receives her rights and does her duties in family and society, and nurtures deep feeling for religion and nature, and becomes an example to inspire humanity in a world of human catastrophes.Item Nazrul’s Persia in his decolonizing melodies(CRP, Center for Research and Publication, 2021-12) Uddin, Md. Abu Saleh NizamKazi Nazrul Islam of Bangla literature may be best described as a poet of humanity. Besides the anti-colonial and spiritual dimensions of his melodies, there is also a decolonizing tone in his literature. His songs, especially those that recuperate and include rich Persian heritage of Bangla literature, significantly contribute to decolonizing the colonially victimized Bangla literature in British India. Thus, this paper initially attempts to examine how distinctly and strongly Persian language, nature and culture remain as an important heritage for Bangla literature while Nazrul writes songs imbued with the Persian elements. Then, this paper has the prime aim to explore how the poet, in a colonial backdrop, robustly endeavors a comprehensive decolonization of Bangla literature with his Persia-attached songs. Thus, the study examines the poet’s measures of decolonization with efforts to revive successful Bangla literature, have it compete with or even exceed English literature and place Bengali Muslims again in their rightful literary domain.