Anand Mohan Zutshi Gulzar Dehlavi (Urdu: Template:Nq; Template:Lang-hi) (7 July 1926 – 12 June 2020) was an Indian Urdu poet, scholar, and journalist.[1] Born in old Delhi's Gali Kashmeerian.[2]
He was honored by the vice president of India on his 91st birthday for his contribution to Urdu Poetry.[3][4][5] He devoted his life to the service of Urdu, for which he was honoured by various personalities.[6] He edited the first Urdu science magazine, Science Ki Dunya, which was launched in 1975.[7]
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.[8]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.[9][10]
See also
References
- ↑ A date with a veteran Urdu poet.
- ↑ Urdu poet 'Gulzar' Dehlvi dies days after recovering from Covid-19. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
- ↑ 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. 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(2020-06-12). Retrieved 2020-06-12.
- ↑ Noted Urdu poet Anand Mohan Zutshi Gulzar Dehlvi passes away aged 93, days after recovering from COVID-19. Firstpost. Retrieved 2020-06-12.