Anwar Jalalpuri
Anwar Jalalpuri (6 July 1947 – 2 January 2018) was an Indian Urdu poet from Jalalpur, Uttar Pradesh, known for translating the Bhagavad Gita from Sanskrit to Urdu.[1]
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Born | Anwar Ahmad 6 July 1947 (1947-07-06) |
Died | 2 January 2018 (2018-01-03) (aged 70) |
Other names | Anwar Ahmad |
Alma mater | M.A English M.A Urdu |
Occupation | Poet |
Known for | Having translated the Bhagavad Gita from Sanskrit to Urdu |
Spouse | Aalima Khatoon |
Family | 1 daughter, 3 sons |
Awards | Yash Bharti Award (2016) Padma Shri (2018) |
He received the Padma Shri posthumously from the President of India, and the Yash Bharti Award from the government of Uttar Pradesh.[2][3] He also got Maati Ratan Samman by Shaheed Shodha Sansthan.[4]
He died from a brain stroke on 2 January 2018.[5]
References
- Jalil, Rakhshanda (4 January 2018). "They don't make poets, translators and performers like Anwar Jalalpuri (1947-2018) anymore". Scroll.in. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ANI (26 January 2018). "Anwar Jalalpuri conferred with Padma Shri". Business Standard India. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- "नहीं रहे मशहूर शायर अनवर जलालपुरी, गीता का उर्दू में किया था अनुवाद". NDTVIndia (in Hindi). Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- "अनवर जलालपुरी के इंतकाल की खबर से सदमे में साहित्य जगत". Live Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- "Poet Anwar Jalalpuri, who translated Gita into Urdu, dies of stroke at 70". Hindustan Times. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
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