Poet
Veteran Poet Gulzar Dehlvi passed away after recovering from COVID-19
The Veteran Urdu poet Anand Mohan Zutshi ‘Gulzar’ Dehlvi passed away after recovering from COVID-19 in less than a week. He was 93. Highlights Mr Gulzar tested positive for COVID-19 early June, 2020. He returned home after recovering from the ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Malayalam poet O N V Kurup passes away
Noted Malayalam poet and lyricist O N V Kurup passed away in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. He was 84. He was popularly known as “ONV”, Ottaplakkal Nambiyadikkal Velu Kurup and had made significant contributions to the Malayalam film music. He was also ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2016
Noted Urdu poet Nida Fazli passes away
Renowned Urdu Poet and well known Bollywood lyricist Nida Fazli passed away in Mumbai, Maharashtra following a heart attack. He was 78 years old. He was best known among singers and fans for his elegant presentation of ghazals, nazm and ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2016
Eminent Marathi poet Mangesh Padgaonkar passes away
Eminent Marathi poet Mangesh Padgaonkar passed away in Mumbai, Maharashtra on after a brief illness. He was 86. He was iconic Marathi poet best known for many poetry recitation programmes and for writing lyrics for many Marathi films. About Mangesh ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2015
Renowned Hindi poet Viren Dangwal passes away
Renowned Hindi poet Viren Dangwal passed away in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh after a prolonged illness. He was 68. Viren Dangwal was born 1947 in Kirtinagar, Uttaranchal. He was one of the leading Hindi poets. He had published three collections of ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
Poet, freedom fighter Kayyara Kinhanna Rai passes away
Eminent Kannada poet and freedom fighter Kayyara Kinhanna Rai passed away at Badiyadkka in Kasaragod district of Kerala. He was 101. He was an author, poet, journalist and Indian independence activist. About Kayyar Kinhanna Rai He was born on 8 ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
Notable Urdu poet Bashar Navaaz passes away
Notable Urdu poet, critic and orator Bashar Navaaz passed away in Aurangabad, Maharashtra. He was 80 years old. He was known as an Indo Pak shayar as his gazals are popular in India as well as Pakistan. About Bashar Navaaz ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2015
UP government confers Sahitya Shiromani Samman on Gopal Das Neeraj
Uttar Pradesh government has conferred Sahitya Shiromani Samman upon noted Hindi poet Gopal Das Neeraj. The award carrying cash prize of 21 lakh Rupees was bestowed upon Neeraj by UP Chief Akhilesh Yadav. While presenting award, CM Akhilesh Yadav also ..