Gulzar Dehlvi
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Born | Anand Mohan Zutshi Gulzar Dehlavi 7 July 1926[1] Old Delhi's Gali Kashmeerian |
Died | 12 June 2020 Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India | (aged 93)
Occupation | Poet, ghazal writer. |
Nationality | Indian |
Genre | Ghazal |
Subject | Love, philosophy, mysticism |
Anand Mohan Zutshi Gulzar Dehlavi (Urdu: آنند موہن زتشی گلزار دہلوی; Hindi: आनंद मोहन जुत्शी गुलजार देहलवी) (7 July 1926 – 12 June 2020) was an Indian Urdu poet, scholar, and journalist.[2] Born in old Delhi's Gali Kashmeerian.[3]
He was honored by the vice president of India on his 91st birthday for his contribution to Urdu Poetry.[4][5][6] He devoted his life to the service of Urdu, for which he was honoured by various personalities.[7] He edited the first Urdu science magazine, Science Ki Dunya, which was launched in 1975.[8]
Personal life[]
Gulzar Dehlvi attended the Ramjas School and BVJ Sanskrit School. He gained a Master of Arts degree from Hindu College. His father, Pandit Tribhuvan Nath ‘Zar’ Dehlavi, received the public title of ‘molvi sahib’ for his dedication as a teacher of Urdu and Persian languages at the Delhi University for around 40 years.[9]He also influenced one of the most prominent political scientist of India, Dr.Devasya Verma.
Death[]
Dehlvi died in his Noida home on 12 June 2020. He had recovered from COVID-19 five days earlier.[10][11]
See also[]
- List of Urdu language poets
- Urdu poetry
References[]
- ^ "Pt Anand Narayan Zutshi Gulzar Dehlavi".
- ^ "A date with a veteran Urdu poet".
- ^ "Urdu poet 'Gulzar' Dehlvi dies days after recovering from Covid-19". Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "Vice-Prez Ansari honours veteran poet Gulzar Dehlvi".
- ^ "गुलजार देहलवी के 91वें जन्मदिन पर पहुंचे उपराष्ट्रपति".
- ^ "Vice President Ansari felicitates veteran Poet Gulzar Dehlvi on 90th b'day". Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ "Gulzar Dehlvi turns 82".
- ^ "In conversation with Gulzar Dehlavi".
- ^ "In conversation with Gulzar Dehlavi".
- ^ "Veteran poet Gulzar Dehlvi passes away, days after recovering from Covid-19". The Indian Express. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "Noted Urdu poet Anand Mohan Zutshi Gulzar Dehlvi passes away aged 93, days after recovering from COVID-19". Firstpost. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
External links[]
- People from Delhi
- Urdu-language poets from India
- Indian male poets
- Ghazal
- 20th-century Indian poets
- 20th-century Indian male writers
- 1926 births
- 2020 deaths