Gulzar Dehlvi
Indian poet (1926–2020)
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Anand Mohan Zutshi Gulzar Dehlavi (Urdu: آنند موہن زتشی گلزار دہلوی; Hindi: आनन्द मोहन ज़ुत्शी गुलज़ार देहलवी) (7 July 1926 – 12 June 2020) was an Indian Urdu poet, scholar, and journalist.[2] Born in Old Delhi's Gali Kashmirian.[3]
7 July 1926[1]
Gulzar Dehlavi | |
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आनंद मोहन जुत्शी गुलजार देहलवी | |
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| Born | Anand Mohan Zutshi 7 July 1926[1] Old Delhi's Gali Kashmeerian |
| Died | 12 June 2020 (aged 93) Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Occupations | Poet, ghazal writer. |
| Spouse | Kavita Zutshi |
| Children | Anoop Zutshi, Meena Ugra |
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| Genre | Ghazal |
| Subjects | Love, philosophy, mysticism |
He was honored by the Vice President of India on his 91st birthday for his contribution to Urdu poetry.[4][5][6] He devoted his life to the service of Urdu, for which he was honoured by various personalities.[7] He edited the first Urdu science magazine, Science Ki Dunya, which was launched in 1975.[8] 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.[9]
Personal life
Gulzar Dehlvi was from a Zutshi family of Kashmiri Pandits. He 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 ‘Mawlawi Sahib’ for his dedication as a teacher of Urdu and Persian languages at the Delhi University for around 40 years.[10] He also influenced one of the most prominent political scientist of India, Devasya Verma. He was married to Kavita Zutshi and they had 2 children, a son named Anoop and a daughter named Meena.
