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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Short description|Indian poet, lyricist and journalist (born 1971)}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Infobox writer&lt;br /&gt;
| name             = Aalok Shrivastav&lt;br /&gt;
| image            = Aalok Shrivastav.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
| image_size       = &lt;br /&gt;
| image_upright    =&lt;br /&gt;
| alt              =&lt;br /&gt;
| caption          = Aalok Shrivastav&lt;br /&gt;
| native_name      =&lt;br /&gt;
| native_name_lang =&lt;br /&gt;
| birth_name       =&lt;br /&gt;
| birth_date       = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1971|12|30}}&lt;br /&gt;
| birth_place      = [[Shajapur]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], India&lt;br /&gt;
| occupation       = Poet, Writer, Journalist&lt;br /&gt;
| language         = [[Hindi]]&lt;br /&gt;
| nationality      = Indian&lt;br /&gt;
| education        = MA (Hindi)&lt;br /&gt;
| alma_mater       =&lt;br /&gt;
| genre            = [[Ghazal]], [[Poetry]], [[Narrative|Story]]&lt;br /&gt;
| subject          = &amp;lt;!-- or: | subjects = --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| notable_works    = &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Aameen&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (2007), &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Aafreen&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (2012)&lt;br /&gt;
| awards           = {{bulleted list|Dushyant Kumar Award by [[Sahitya Akademi|Sahitya Academy]] (MP)  (2009)|International Pushkin Award (2011)|Sambhulal Sukhan Award by [[Urdu Academy]] (MP) (2018)}}&lt;br /&gt;
| years_active     = 1993–present&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Aalok Shrivastav&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is an Indian poet, lyricist and journalist.&amp;lt;ref name=Amarujala&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=अमर उजाला काव्य की नई श्रृंखला &amp;#039;कवि, किस्सा और कविता&amp;#039; में आलोक श्रीवास्तव ने सुनाईं अपनी ग़ज़लें |url=https://www.amarujala.com/kavya/halchal/news-series-of-talk-on-amar-ujala-kaya-kavi-kissa-or-kavita-first-poet-is-alok-shrivastava |publisher=[[Amar Ujala]] |date=12 June 2017 |language=Hindi}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; His critically acclaimed works include &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Aameen&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (2007),&amp;lt;ref name=fourth/&amp;gt; a poetry collection and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Afreen&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (2012), a story collection, both published by [[Rajkamal Prakashan]].&amp;lt;ref name=Ajtak/&amp;gt; Aalok&amp;#039;s works have won a number of accolades for his works, including the International Pushkin Award&amp;lt;ref name=aajtak/&amp;gt; and [[Dushyant Kumar |Dushyant Kumar Award]] by [[Madhya Pradesh]] [[Sahitya Akademi]].&amp;lt;ref name=navbharat&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=नामवर-जावेद अख्तर ने लोकार्पित की &amp;#039;आमीन&amp;#039; |url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/uncategorized/267148.html |publisher=[[News 18]] |date=24 February 2015 |language=Hindi}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Early life ==&lt;br /&gt;
He hails from [[Vidisha]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]], India. He was born on 30 December 1971, in the [[Shajapur]], in [[Madhya Pradesh]]. He holds an MA in [[Hindi]].&amp;lt;ref name=Amarujala/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Career ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Writing===&lt;br /&gt;
He published his first collection of poetry, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Aameen&amp;#039;&amp;#039; by [[Rajkamal Prakashan]], in 2007. &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Aameen&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is a [[Ghazal]] collection explaining human values and human relationships. He won the [[Dushyant Kumar|Dushyant Kumar Award]] from [[Government of Madhya Pradesh|Madhya Pradesh]] [[Sahitya Akademi]] for his debut poetry collection &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Ameen&amp;#039;&amp;#039; in 2009, followed by International Pushkin Award in 2011.&amp;lt;ref name=aajtak&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=आलोक को मिला पुश्किन सम्मान |url=https://www.aajtak.in/india-today-hindi/story/Alok-respect-to-Pushkin-108673-2011-09-01 |publisher=[[Aaj Tak]] |date=1 September 2011 |language=Hindi}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The fourth edition of Aalok&amp;#039;s Aameen was released by [[Namvar Singh]] and [[Javed Akhtar]] at the [[New Delhi World Book Fair]] in February 2015.&amp;lt;ref name=fourth&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=&amp;#039;आमीन&amp;#039; का चौथा संस्करण रिलीज, नामवर सिंह और जावेद अख्तर ने किया लोकार्पण |url=https://www.aajtak.in/literature/story/amen-release-of-the-fourth-edition-289975-2015-02-23 |publisher=[[Aaj Tak]] |date=23 February 2015 |language=Hindi}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{&lt;br /&gt;
cite news |title=आमीन ! हिंदी ! |url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/nation/268435.html |publisher=[[News18]] |date=3 January 2011 |language=Hindi}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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He published his second book, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Aafreen&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, a story collection published by [[Rajkamal Prakashan]] in 2012. It was released by Chitra Mudgal and Uday Prakash in [[Johannesburg]], [[South Africa]] in the [[World Hindi Conference]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=आलोक श्रीवास्तव की पुस्तक आफरीन का विमोचन, फ़जल इमाम को सम्मान |url=https://www.samachar4media.com/industry-briefing/alok-srivastavas-book-afreen-released-15042.html |publisher=Samachar4media |date=27 September 2012 |language=Hindi}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; It was well-received by the readers and critics.&amp;lt;ref name=Ajtak&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=Ansari |first1=Sayeed |title=इंसानी रिश्तों की कहानियां हैं आलोक श्रीवास्तव के कहानी संग्रह &amp;#039;आफरीन&amp;#039; में |url=https://www.aajtak.in/literature/review/story/book-review-aalok-srivastava-story-book-aafreen-206501-2014-03-25 |publisher=[[Aaj Tak]] |date=25 March 2014 |language=Hindi}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[Harish Naval]] writing for &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Navbharat Times]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, placed the book, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Aafreen&amp;#039;&amp;#039; in the list of &amp;#039;13 Most Popular Books of 2013&amp;#039;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=Naval|first1=Dr. Harish |title=2013 के सबसे चर्चित किताबें |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/other/sunday-nbt/book-review/famous-books-of-2013/articleshow/28063338.cms |publisher=[[Navbharat Times]] |date=23 December 2013 |language=Hindi}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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He has performed poetry in various countries, including [[United States]], [[England]], [[Russia]], [[Kuwait]], [[Bahrain]], [[Qatar]], [[South Africa]] and the [[United Arab Emirates|UAE]]. His works have also been translated into various other languages, including [[Russian language|Russian]], [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[Urdu]], [[Maithili language|Maithili]] languages.&amp;lt;ref name=Amarujala/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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His literary works have been given voice by [[Jagjit Singh]], [[Pankaj Udhas]], [[Shankar Mahadevan]], [[Sonu Nigam]], [[Aadesh Shrivastava]], [[Rekha Bhardwaj]], [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]], [[Kailash Kher]], [[Richa Sharma (singer)|Richa Sharma]], [[Javed Ali]], [[Rashid Khan (musician)|Ustad Rashid Khan]], [[Shubha Mudgal]] and [[Amitabh Bachchan]].&amp;lt;ref name=Sansad/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=indiatoday/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite journal |last1=Singh |first1=Anand |title=मशरूफ़ हम बहुत हैं मगर... |journal=The Sunday Indian |date=5 August 2012 |pages=58, 59 |url=}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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He has written lyrics for the 2011 film, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Patang&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, directed by [[Prashant Bhargava]], followed by writing the lyrics for the 2014 documentary film, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Can&amp;#039;t Take This Shit Anymore]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; and the thriller film &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Vodka Diaries]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (2018).&amp;lt;ref name=Sansad&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=Shakhsiyat with Aalok Shrivastav |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQzMA3bdcME |publisher=[[Sansad TV]] |date=14 December 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=indiatoday&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=Aalok Shrivastav&amp;#039;s poetry in thriller film |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/aaloks-poetry-in-thriller-film-14966-2016-06-18 |publisher=[[India Today]] |date=18 June 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=Anand |first1=Abhishek |title=&amp;#039;वोदका डायरीज&amp;#039; में होंगी आलोक श्रीवास्तव की कविताएं |url=https://www.aajtak.in/entertainment/story/alok-srivastava-poems-in-vodka-diaries-movie-434143-2017-01-30 |publisher=[[Aaj Tak]] |date=30 January 2017 |language=Hindi}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In 2020, he also wrote songs for [[A. R. Rahman|A.R. Rahman]]&amp;#039;s musical drama film, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Atkan Chatkan]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Oh Maa Meri Maa - Atkan Chatkan |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTFa2F9uZxM |publisher=[[Zee Music Company]] |date=10 September 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He has written theme songs called &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Dhadak Dhadak Be Dhadak Dhadak&amp;#039;&amp;#039; for [[Agra–Lucknow Expressway]] and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Na Jaam, Na Jhanjhat&amp;#039;&amp;#039; for [[Lucknow Metro]]. These songs were made for the [[Government of Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh government]] and were directed by [[Kushal Srivastava]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=Gite |first1=Manish |title=UP की मेट्रो बेधड़क चलाई, अब वोदका डायरी के पन्ने खोलेंगे आलोक |url=https://www.patrika.com/bhopal-news/ghazals-and-songs-of-aalok-shrivastava-full-profile-biography-1521606/ |publisher=[[Patrika.com]] |date=7 March 2017 |language=Hindi}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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He has written the song &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Watan&amp;#039;&amp;#039; for [[Doordarshan]] and [[Prasar Bharti]], which Javed Ali sung and released by [[Prakash Javadekar]], the [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Minister of Information and Broadcasting]] in August 2019.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=क्या आपने सुना है देशप्रेम से भरा पत्रकार आलोक श्रीवास्तव व जावेद अली का ये गीत |url=https://www.samachar4media.com/industry-briefing-news/journalist-alok-srivastava-and-javed-ali-new-song-release-51486.html |publisher=Samachar4media |date=14 August 2019 |language=Hindi}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{&lt;br /&gt;
cite news |title=केंद्रीय मंत्री श्री प्रकाश जावडेकर ने दूरदर्शन द्वारा निर्मित देशभक्ति गीत &amp;quot;वतन&amp;quot; देश को समर्पित किया |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1581823 |publisher=[[Press Information Bureau]] |date=13 August 2019 |language=Hindi}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; His poem, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Mai Naye Bharat Ka Chehra Hun&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, which he wrote for [[Doordarshan]], was recited by [[Amitabh Bachchan]] and was launched at the celebratory event of the 60th anniversary of [[Doordarshan]] in September 2019.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=Mishra |first1=Ratnesh |title=अमिताभ बच्चन का स्वर और आलोक श्रीवास्तव की कविता: दूरदर्शन के 60 साल |url=https://www.amarujala.com/kavya/halchal/amitabh-bachchan-recited-the-aalok-shrivastav-poem-on-the-occasion-of-doordarshan-celebration |publisher=[[Amar Ujala]] |date=16 September 2019 |language=Hindi}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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His music album &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Eternal&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was sung and composed by ghazal singer [[Jaswinder Singh (singer)|Jaswinder Singh]], won the AAMA Award for the Best Album Of the Year.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=Pandey |first1=Rajeev Dutt |title=मेरा फ़िल्मी लेखन भी महान शायरों को श्रद्धांजलि है: आलोक श्रीवास्तव |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/story-my-film-writing-is-a-tribute-to-great-shayars-alok-shrivastav-2211829.html |publisher=Hindustan |date=8 October 2018 |language=Hindi}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Aalok has also written the lyrics for [[Anoushka Shankar]]&amp;#039;s album, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Traveller (Anoushka Shankar album)|Traveller]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (2012), released in the US and was nominated for [[Grammy Award]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=आलोक श्रीवास्‍तव के गीत वाला अनुष्का शंकर का &amp;#039;ट्रैवलर&amp;#039; ग्रैमी में नॉमिनेट |url=https://www.bhadas4media.com/old1/%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%95-%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E2%80%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B5-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A4-%E0%A4%B5/ |publisher=Bhadas4media.com |date=17 December 2012 |language=Hindi}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In June 2015, he released his [[Ghazal]] album, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Khwaabon Ki Kahaani&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, sung by [[Pankaj Udhas]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=बहुत दिनों बाद छाई ग़ज़ल की खुशबू- पंकज उधास का नया म्यूजिकल एलबम &amp;#039;ख्वाबों की कहानी&amp;#039; रिलीज |url=https://mayapuri.com/after-a-long-time-dominated-the-scent-of-ghazal-pankaj-udhas-new-musical-album-the-story-of-dreams-release/ |publisher=[[Mayapuri (magazine)|Mayapuri]] |date=28 June 2015 |language=Hindi |archive-date=8 December 2021 |access-date=8 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208043100/https://mayapuri.com/after-a-long-time-dominated-the-scent-of-ghazal-pankaj-udhas-new-musical-album-the-story-of-dreams-release/ |url-status=dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Some of his other notable music albums includes &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Eternal&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (2016) by [[Jaswinder Singh (singer)|Jaswinder Singh]] and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Noor&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (2018)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=Eternal – Jaswinder Singh featuring Aalok Shrivastav |url=https://english.webdunia.com/article/bollywood-masala/eternal-%E2%80%93-jaswinder-singh-featuring-aalok-shrivastav-116082300006_1.html |publisher=Webdunia |date=23 August 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; by Sudeep Banerjee.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=जब मॉडल बनीं ऋचा अनिरुद्ध, लाए आलोक श्रीवास्तव &amp;#039;नूर&amp;#039; का खजाना |url=https://www.samachar4media.com/industry-briefing/singal-ghazal-noor-of-aalok-shrivastav-and-sudeep-banerji-released-48291.html |publisher=Samachar4media |date=8 August 2018 |language=Hindi}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Journalism ===&lt;br /&gt;
Aalok worked with media organisations like &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Aaj Tak]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[India TV]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Doordarshan]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; for almost 15 years as a print and television journalist. He began freelancing for &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[India Today (TV channel)|India Today]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; and other newspapers in the 1990s. He started TV journalism with &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[India TV]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; in 2005. In 2007, he joined &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Aaj Tak]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; and produced significant TV programs on religion, sports, politics. In July 2014, Srivastav joined &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[DD National]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, a state-owned public TV channel, as National Channel Advisor in 2014.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=Aalok Srivastav joins DD National as National Channel Advisor |url=https://www.exchange4media.com/media-tv-news/aalok-srivastav-joins-dd-national-as-national-channel-advisor-56358.html |publisher=Exchange4media |date=2 July 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=Sen |first1=Sanjukta |title=DD National appoints Aalok Srivastav as channel advisor |url=http://www.bollywoodhelpline.com/news-gossips/media-buzz/dd-national-appoints-aalok-srivastav-as-channel-advisor/12914 |publisher=Bollywood Helpline |date=2 July 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Bibliography ==&lt;br /&gt;
; As writer&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Aameen&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (2007) (5 editions); [[Rajkamal Prakashan]] (Poetry collection) {{ISBN|978-8126714308}}&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039; Aafreen&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (2012); [[Rajkamal Prakashan]] (Story collection) {{ISBN|978-8126723478}}&lt;br /&gt;
; As editor&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Nai Duniya Ko Salaam&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ([[Ali Sardar Jafri]]) (1998)&lt;br /&gt;
*  &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Humkadam&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ([[Nida Fazli]]) (1999)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Filmography ==&lt;br /&gt;
; As lyricist&lt;br /&gt;
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! Year !! Film !! Singer(s) !! Song&lt;br /&gt;
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| 2011|| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Patang : The Kite&amp;#039;&amp;#039;|| [[Shubha Mudgal]] || &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Udaan&amp;#039;&amp;#039; and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Sundar Sapna Toot Gaya&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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| 2014|| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Can&amp;#039;t Take This Shit Anymore]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;|| Women of [[Kushinagar]] || &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Tatti&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 2018|| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Vodka Diaries]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;|| [[Rashid Khan (musician)|Ustad Rashid Khan]], [[Rekha Bhardwaj]]|| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Sakhi Ri&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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| 2020|| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Atkan Chatkan]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;|| Runa Sivamani|| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Oh Maa Meri Ma&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Albums ==&lt;br /&gt;
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! Album !! Artist(s) !! Lyricist !! Label&lt;br /&gt;
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| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Koshish&amp;#039;&amp;#039;||  [[Shubha Mudgal]]|| Aalok Shrivastav|| [[Underscore Records Pvt. Ltd.|Underscore Records]]&lt;br /&gt;
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| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Tarana-E-Percussion&amp;#039;&amp;#039;||  [[Shubha Mudgal]]|| Aalok Shrivastav|| [[Underscore Records Pvt. Ltd.|Underscore Records]]&lt;br /&gt;
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| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Inteha&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (2009)||  [[Jagjit Singh]]|| Aalok Shrivastav|| [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]&lt;br /&gt;
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| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Traveller (Anoushka Shankar album)|Traveller]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (2011)|| [[Anoushka Shankar]] || Aalok Shrivastav|| [[Deutsche Grammophon]]&lt;br /&gt;
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| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Aakhir Kyon&amp;#039;&amp;#039;||  [[Shubha Mudgal]]|| Aalok Shrivastav|| [[Underscore Records Pvt. Ltd.|Underscore Records]]&lt;br /&gt;
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| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Voice Forever&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (2013)|| [[Jagjit Singh]] || Aalok Shrivastav || [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]&lt;br /&gt;
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| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Khwaabon ki Kahaani&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (2015)|| [[Pankaj Udhas]] || Aalok Shrivastav || [[Hungama Digital Media Entertainment|Hungama]]&lt;br /&gt;
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| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Ehsaas Ki Khushboo&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (2015)|| [[Pankaj Udhas]] || Aalok Shrivastav || [[Times Music]]&lt;br /&gt;
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| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Eternal&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (2016)|| [[Jaswinder Singh (singer)|Jaswinder Singh]] || Aalok Shrivastav || [[ArtistAloud.com|ArtistAloud]]&lt;br /&gt;
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| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Noor&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (2018) || Sudeep Banerji || Aalok Shrivastav || [[ArtistAloud.com|ArtistAloud]]&lt;br /&gt;
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== Awards and recognition ==&lt;br /&gt;
* He won the Dushyant Kumar Award, the [[Government of Madhya Pradesh|Madhya Pradesh]] [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] in 2009 for his poetry collection, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Ameen&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.&amp;lt;ref name=navbharat/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=मेरा फन समझ सकेगा, जरा देर से जमाना... |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/RAJ-AJM-OMC-MAT-latest-ajmer-news-044031-2681988-NOR.html/ |publisher=[[Dainik Bhaskar]] |date=20 September 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* In 2009, he was awarded the Hemant Memorial Poetry Award by the Hemant Foundation for his book &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Aameen&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=हेमंत फाउंडेशन का &amp;quot;विजय वर्मा कथा सम्मान&amp;quot; एवं &amp;quot;हेमंत स्मृति कविता सम्मान&amp;quot; |url=http://www.sahityakunj.net/SAMACHAR/India/hemant_foundation_katha_kavita_samman_2009.htm |publisher=Sahityakunj |date=2 July 2009 |language=Hindi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121129025122/http://www.sahityakunj.net/SAMACHAR/India/hemant_foundation_katha_kavita_samman_2009.htm |archive-date=29 November 2012 |url-status=dead}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* In 2011, he was awarded the International Pushkin Award by the Bharat Mitra Mandal, [[Moscow]], [[Russia]] for his work, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Aameen&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, which is also translated into the [[Russian language]]. The award was bestowed by poet [[Alexander Senkevich]].&amp;lt;ref name=aajtak/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* In April 2014, Aalok was honoured with the International Hindi Award by International Hindi Association for his contribution to Hindi [[Ghazal]] in [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]], USA.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=आज तक के आलोक श्रीवास्तव को अमेरिका में मिला अंतर्राष्ट्रीय हिंदी सम्मान |url=https://www.aajtak.in/india/story/renowned-poet-and-aaj-tak-journalist-aalok-shrivastav-recieved-international-hindi-award-in-usa-207962-2014-04-13 |publisher=[[Aaj Tak]] |date=13 April 2014 |language=Hindi}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* In November 2015, Aalok Shrivastav was honoured with Hindi Ghazal Award at the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom]] by Katha UK, a British cultural organisation.&amp;lt;ref name=timesofindia&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=Naveen |first1=P |title=Aalok Shrivastav, gazal writer from Madhya Pradesh honoured in London |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/aalok-shrivastav-gazal-writer-from-madhya-pradesh-honoured-in-london/articleshow/49703480.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=7 November 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=&amp;#039;रिश्तों को बचा रही है भारत की नई गजल: ब्रिटिश सांसद |url=https://www.aajtak.in/literature/story/alok-srivastava-gets-katha-uk-hindi-ghazal-samman-318058-2015-11-07 |publisher=[[Aaj Tak]] |date=7 November 2015 |location=[[London]] |language=Hindi}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* In May 2015, he was honoured with the &amp;#039;Rashtriya Dushyant Kumar Alankaran&amp;#039; Award by Dushyant Kumar Smarak Pandulipi Sangrahlaya, Bhopal, for the year 2014.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=Manoj |title=कवि, लेखक और टीवी पत्रकार आलोक श्रीवास्तव &amp;#039;राष्ट्रीय दुष्यंत कुमार अलंकरण&amp;#039; हेतु चयनित |url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF-%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%95-%E0%A4%94%E0%A4%B0-%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0-%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%95-%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B5-%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AF-%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A4-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0-%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A3-%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%81-%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4-1426845819-2 |agency=[[Dainik Jagaran]] |publisher=Jagran Josh |date=20 March 2015 |language=Hindi}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=आलोक श्रीवास्तव को दुष्यन्त कुमार अलंकरण |url=https://www.aajtak.in/literature/story/poet-and-lyricist-aalok-shrivastav-will-be-given-dushyan-kumar-alankaran-292328-2015-03-18 |publisher=[[Aaj Tak]] |date=18 March 2015 |language=Hindi}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* He also received the [[Firaq Gorakhpuri |Firaq Gorakhpuri Award]] for poetry in 2017.&amp;lt;ref name=Amarujala/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* In 2018, he was awarded the Sambhulla Sukhan Award by the [[Madhya Pradesh]] [[Urdu Academy]], [[Ministry of Culture (India)|Department of Culture]], Madhya Pradesh.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=आलोक को मप्र की उर्दू अकादमी करेगी सम्मानित |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news/latest-vidisha-news-062504-1669209.html |publisher=[[Dainik Bhaskar]] |date=10 May 2017 |language=Hindi}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
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== External links ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://www.aajtak.in/literature/poems/story/50-shayri-of-famous-poet-aalok-shrivastva--230281-2014-12-30 Poetry of Aalok Shrivastav] at &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Aaj Tak]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://www.thelallantop.com/bherant/ek-kavita-roz-3-ghazals-by-alok-srivastava/ 3 Ghazals by Aalok Shrivatav] at &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The Lallantop]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.vishwahindidb.com/show_scholar.aspx?id=325 Aalok Shrivastav&amp;#039;s Profile] at [[World Hindi Secretariat]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://www.amarujala.com/kavya-charcha-with-poet-aalok-shrivastav कवि, किस्सा और कविता] at &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Amar Ujala]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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