Anwar Jalalpuri

Anwar Jalalpuri
Born	Anwar Ahmad 6 July 1947 (1947-07-06) Jalalpur, United Provinces, British India
Died	2 January 2018 (2018-01-03) (aged 70) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Other names	Anwar Ahmad
Alma mater	Aligarh Muslim University
Occupation	Poet
Known for	Having translated the Bhagavad Gita from Sanskrit to Urdu
Spouse	Aalima Khatoon
Children	4
Awards	Yash Bharti Award (2016) Padma Shri (2018)

Anwar Jalalpuri (6 July 1947 – 2 January 2018) was an Indian Urdu poet from Jalalpur, Uttar Pradesh, known for translating the Bhagavad Gita from Sanskrit to Urdu.[1]

Initially educated in Azamgarh, he studied at Aligarh Muslim University.

He received the Padma Shri posthumously from the President of India, and the Yash Bharti Award from the government of Uttar Pradesh.[2][3] He also got Maati Ratan Samman by Shaheed Shodha Sansthan.[4]

He died from a brain stroke on 2 January 2018.[5]

References

1. Jalil, Rakhshanda (4 January 2018). "They don't make poets, translators and performers like Anwar Jalalpuri (1947-2018) anymore". Scroll.in. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
2. ANI (26 January 2018). "Anwar Jalalpuri conferred with Padma Shri". Business Standard India. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
3. "नहीं रहे मशहूर शायर अनवर जलालपुरी, गीता का उर्दू में किया था अनुवाद". NDTVIndia (in Hindi). Retrieved 22 December 2018.
4. "अनवर जलालपुरी के इंतकाल की खबर से सदमे में साहित्य जगत". Live Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 23 August 2020.
5. "Poet Anwar Jalalpuri, who translated Gita into Urdu, dies of stroke at 70". Hindustan Times. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018.