Gulzar Dehlvi
{{Short description|Indian poet (1926–2020)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox writer
| name = Gulzar Dehlavi
| native_name = आनंद मोहन जुत्शी गुलजार देहलवी
| native_name_lang = hi
| image = Gulzar dehlvi.jpg
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| birth_date = 7 July 1926{{cite web|url=http://www.milligazette.com/news/7111-pt-anand-narayan-zutshi-gulzar-dehlavi|title=Pt Anand Narayan Zutshi Gulzar Dehlavi }}
| birth_name = Anand Mohan Zutshi
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2020|06|12|1926|07|07}}
| birth_place = Old Delhi's Gali Kashmeerian
| occupation = Poet, ghazal writer.
| nationality = Indian
| genre = Ghazal
| subject = Love, philosophy, mysticism
| spouse = Kavita Zutshi
| children = Anoop Zutshi, Meena Ugra
| signature =
| death_place = Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
}}
Anand Mohan Zutshi Gulzar Dehlavi (Urdu: {{nq|آنند موہن زتشی گلزار دہلوی}}; {{langx|hi|आनंद मोहन जुत्शी गुलजार देहलवी}}) (7 July 1926 – 12 June 2020) was an Indian Urdu poet, scholar, and journalist.{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/A-date-with-a-veteran-Urdu-poet/article15729340.ece|title=A date with a veteran Urdu poet |newspaper=The Hindu |date=23 March 2006 }} Born in old Delhi's Gali Kashmeerian.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/urdu-poet-gulzar-dehlvi-dies-days-after-recovering-from-covid-19/articleshow/76341857.cms|title=Urdu poet 'Gulzar' Dehlvi dies days after recovering from Covid-19|website=The Times of India |date=12 June 2020 | access-date=2020-06-12}}
He was honored by the vice president of India on his 91st birthday for his contribution to Urdu poetry.{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/noida/vice-prez-ansari-honours-veteran-poet-gulzar-dehlvi/story-g5uPU5t65TovFht8BZPdnI.html|title=Vice-Prez Ansari honours veteran poet Gulzar Dehlvi |date=8 July 2015 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.amarujala.com/delhi-ncr/vice-president-arrived-at-the-91th-birthday-of-gulzar-dehlvi-hindi-news|title=गुलजार देहलवी के 91वें जन्मदिन पर पहुंचे उपराष्ट्रपति }}{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/locality/news-tags/veteran-poet-pandit-mohan-munshi-zutshi-gulzar-dehlvi|title=Vice President Ansari felicitates veteran Poet Gulzar Dehlvi on 90th b'day|access-date=13 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813184548/http://www.dnaindia.com/locality/news-tags/veteran-poet-pandit-mohan-munshi-zutshi-gulzar-dehlvi|archive-date=13 August 2017|url-status=dead}} He devoted his life to the service of Urdu, for which he was honoured by various personalities.{{cite web|url=https://urduindia.wordpress.com/2007/09/05/gulzar-dehlvi-turns-82/|title=Gulzar Dehlvi turns 82 |date=5 September 2007 }} He edited the first Urdu science magazine, Science Ki Dunya, which was launched in 1975.{{cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/689395/in-conversation-with-gulzar-dehlavi/|title=In conversation with Gulzar Dehlavi |date=30 March 2014 }} Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru recited his poetry 'Zarurat Hai Un Naujawano Ki' on 15 August 1947 in Red Fort. His book 'Kulliyat-E-Gulzar' was launched by former Vice President Hamid Ansari.{{Cite book |last=Sharma |first=Rinkal |title=Urdu Ke Nau Maharathi |publisher=Diamond Pocket Books |year=2020 |isbn=978-93-89807-30-1 |location=New Delhi, India |pages=28–39 |language=Hindi}}
Personal life
Gulzar Dehlvi was born to Pandit Tribhuvan Nath (also known as Zar Dehlvi) a Professor and Brij Rani Zutshi. 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.{{cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/689395/in-conversation-with-gulzar-dehlavi/|title=In conversation with Gulzar Dehlavi |date=30 March 2014 }} He also influenced one of the most prominent political scientist of India, Dr.Devasya Verma. He was married to Kavita Zutshi and they had 2 children, a son named Anoop and a daughter named Meena.
Death
Dehlvi died in his Noida home on 12 June 2020, from post COVID-19 complications, one month before his 94th birthday. {{Cite web|date=2020-06-12|title=Veteran poet Gulzar Dehlvi passes away, days after recovering from Covid-19|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/veteran-poet-gulzar-dehlvi-passes-away-covid-196455773/|access-date=2020-06-12|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Noted Urdu poet Anand Mohan Zutshi Gulzar Dehlvi passes away aged 93, days after recovering from COVID-19|url=https://www.firstpost.com/living/noted-urdu-poet-anand-mohan-zutshi-gulzar-dehlvi-passes-away-aged-93-days-after-recovering-from-covid-19-8477861.html|access-date=2020-06-12|website=Firstpost|date=12 June 2020 }}
See also
{{Portal|Poetry}}
References
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External links
- [https://rekhta.org/poets/gulzar-dehlvi/video Rekhta Gulzar Video]
- [https://rekhta.org/poets/gulzar-dehlvi/couplets Rekhta Gulzar Couplets]
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Category:Urdu-language poets from India
Category:20th-century Indian poets