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]

Anwar Jalalpuri
Born
Anwar Ahmad

6 July 1947 (1947-07-06)
Died2 January 2018 (2018-01-03) (aged 70)
Other namesAnwar Ahmad
Alma materM.A English
M.A Urdu
OccupationPoet
Known forHaving translated the Bhagavad Gita from Sanskrit to Urdu
SpouseAalima Khatoon
Family1 daughter, 3 sons
AwardsYash 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]

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