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]
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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 | M.A English M.A Urdu |
Occupation | Poet |
Known for | Having translated the Bhagavad Gita from Sanskrit to Urdu |
Spouse | Aalima Khatoon |
Family | 1 daughter, 3 sons |
Awards | Yash Bharti Award (2016) Padma Shri (2018) |
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]
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