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{{Infobox person
| name = Gopaldas Neeraj
| image = Poet Gopaldas Neeraj.jpg
| caption =
| birth_name = Gopaldas Saxena

| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1925|01|04}}
| birth_place = [[Etawah district|Puravali]], [[United Provinces of British India|United Provinces]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2018|07|19|1925|01|04}}
| death_place = [[Delhi]], [[India]]
| occupation = poet, songwriter
| spouse = Savitri Devi (m. 1945-2001)
| children = Milan Prabhat Gunjan <ref>https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/milind-prabhat-grieves-demise-of-father-and-poet-gopaldas-neeraj-118072000096_1.html, https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/poet-gopaldas-neeraj-passes-away-at-93-pm-modi-tweets-condolences/articleshow/65062798.cms |title=Neeraj-passes-away-at-93 | accessdate=20 July 2018}}</ref>
| awards = {{ubl|[[Padma Shri]]|[[Padma Bhushan]]}}
}}

'''Gopaldas Neeraj''' (popularly known as '''Neeraj'''; 4 January 1925<ref>https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/doyen-of-hindi-poetry-gopal-das-neeraj-passes-away/story-KxhkUl4UppHyPKr0ntYMYI.html</ref> – 19 July 2018)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/yesterday-once-more/773695 | title=Yesterday Once More|date=9 April 2011 | newspaper=The Indian Express | access-date=14 June 2018}}</ref> was an Indian poet and author of [[Hindi literature]]. He was also a poet of Hindi [[Kavi sammelan]]. He was born in the village of Puravali, near [[Mahewa]] in [[Etawah district]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]], India on 4 January 1925. He wrote under the pen name "Neeraj".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2018/state-editions/ashes-of-the-poet-neeraj-immersed-in-ganga.html|title=Ashes of the poet Neeraj immersed in Ganga|date=25 July 2018|website=The Pioneer|language=en|access-date=2020-01-11}}</ref>

He was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] in 1991<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=21 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 November 2014 }}</ref> and [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?233715|title=Padma Awards 2007|access-date=2013-03-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505191311/http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?233715|archive-date=5 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Besides writing, he earned his living teaching in a college and was a Professor of Hindi Literature in Dharma Samaj College, Aligarh.<ref name="Gopal Das Indian Express">{{cite news |title=Lyricist and poet Gopal Das Saxena ‘Neeraj’ dies at 93 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/lyricist-and-hindi-poet-gopal-das-saxena-neeraj-dies-at-93-5266798/ |access-date=20 July 2018 |publisher=indianexpress |date=20 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/gopaldas-neeraj-enters-his-nineties/article7231997.ece|title=Neeraj, once more|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-09-05|language=en}}</ref> Around 2012, Neeraj was the chancellor of [[Mangalayatan University]], Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh.{{cn|date=May 2020}}

Several poems and songs written by Neeraj have been used in Hindi movies. He wrote songs for several Hindi films and was proficient in both [[Hindi]] and [[Urdu]]. In a television interview, Neeraj called himself an unlucky poet who had to concentrate on the poetry form instead of writing songs for films.{{Citation needed|date=January 2020}} His career as a film lyricist ended when he became depressed by the deaths of some of the film music directors with whom he had worked.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/863725/poet-and-lyricist-neeraj-poetry-has-kept-me-intoxicated-throughout-my-life|title=Poet and lyricist Neeraj: ‘Poetry has kept me intoxicated throughout my life’|last=Sharma|first=Aditya|date=January 4, 2018|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-11}}</ref> He noted in particular the deaths of Jaikishan of the music duo [[Shankar-Jaikishan]], and [[S. D. Burman]], for both of whom he had written highly popular film songs.<ref name="Gopal Das Indian Express"/>

Neeraj died, aged 93, on 19 July 2018 in New Delhi. He had been admitted to hospital with a lung infection.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/gopal-das-neeraj-dies-doyen-of-hindi-poetry-gopal-das-neeraj-dies-at-93-1886493|title=Doyen Of Hindi Poetry Gopal Das Neeraj Dies At 93|work=NDTV.com|access-date=2018-07-20}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
Some of the popular film songs written by Neeraj include:
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Song
!Film
|-
|''Subah na aai sham na aai''
|Cha Cha Cha<ref>{{Citation|title=Cha Cha Cha (1964) - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0371598/fullcredits|access-date=2020-01-11}}</ref>
|-
|''Sapne jhare phool se''
|[[Nai Umar Ki Nai Fasal]]
|-
|''Likhe jo khat tujhe''
|[[Kanyadaan (1968 film)|Kanyadaan]]
|-
|''Kaal ka paahiya ghoome bhaiya''
|[[Chanda Aur Bijli]]
|-
|''Ae bhai zara dekh ke chalo''
|[[Mera Naam Joker]]
|-
|-
|''Aap yahan aaye kis liye''
|[[Kal Aaj Aur Kal]]
|-
|''Phoolon ke rang se''
| rowspan="2" |[[Prem Pujari|Prem Pujaari]]
|-
|''Rangila re tere rang me''
|-
|''Khilte hai gul yahan''
| rowspan="4" |[[Sharmeelee|Sharmilee]]
|-
|''Megha chhaye aadhi raat''
|-
|''Aaj madhosh hua jaaye re''
|-
|''Kaise kahe hum''
|-
|''Dil aaj shayar hai''
| rowspan="3" |[[Gambler (film)|Gambler]]
|-
|''Mera man tera pyaasa''
|-
|''Chudi nahin ye mera dil hai''
|-
|''Re man sur ma ga''
|[[Lal Patthar|Lal Paththar]]
|-
|''Jeevan ki baagiyan''
| rowspan="3" |[[Tere Mere Sapne (1971 film)|Tere Mere Sapne]]
|-
|''Jaise Radha ne maal japi''
|-
|''Ek maine kasam li, ek tune kasam li''
|-
|''Jhoom ke ga yuhn aaj mere dil''
|[[Patanga]]
|-
|''Tum kitni khubsoorat ho''
|[[Jangal Mein Mangal]]
|-
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* {{IMDb name | id=0624248 | name = Neeraj }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150107085955/http://www.hindisahitya.org/category/%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8-%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%9C/ Get All Poems of Gopaldas Neeraj at Hindi Sahitya]
* [http://www.kavitakosh.org/kk/%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8_%22%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%9C%22 गोपाल दस नीरज- कविताकोश Gopaldas Neeraj at Kavita Kosh]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070202033632/http://upgov.nic.in/ C.M. announces Rs. 20 lakh assistance for Gopaldas Neeraj Foundation]
* [http://www.hindi.org/featured_person.html International Hindi association features Gopaldas Neeraj]{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* [http://www.poetneeraj.com Life and work of Neeraj]
* [http://www.pustak.org/bs/home.php?author_name=Gopaldas%20Neeraj भारतीय साहित्य संग्रह में नीरज की कृतियाँ]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120923064154/http://www.chowk.com/interacts/11242/2/0/ An account from the Atlanta appearance by the poet Neeraj which took place in October 2004]
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