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| name         = Anwar Jalalpuri
| name               = Anwar Jalalpuri
| image       = Anwar-Jalalpuri123.jpg
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| birth_name   = Anwar Ahmad
| birth_name         = Anwar Ahmad
| birth_date   = {{birth-date|6 July 1947}}
| birth_date         = {{birth date text|6 July 1947}}
| birth_place = [[Jalalpur, Uttar Pradesh]], India
| birth_place       = [[Jalalpur]], [[United Provinces (1937-50)|United Provinces]], [[British India]]
| death_date   = {{d-da|2 January 2018|6 July 1947}}
| death_date         = {{death-date and age|2 January 2018|6 July 1947}}
| death_place = [[Lucknow]], India
| death_place       = [[Lucknow]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| other_names = Anwar Ahmad
| other_names       = Anwar Ahmad
| spouse       = Aalima Khatoon
| spouse             = Aalima Khatoon
| alma_mater   = M.A English<br>M.A Urdu
| children          = 4
| occupation   = Poet
| alma_mater         = [[Aligarh Muslim University]]
| years_active =  
| occupation         = Poet
| known_for   = Having translated the [[Bhagavad Gita]] from [[Sanskrit]] to [[Urdu]]
| years_active       =  
| family      = 2 daughter, 3 sons
| known_for         = Having translated the [[Bhagavad Gita]] from [[Sanskrit]] to [[Urdu]]
| awards       = [[Yash Bharti Award]] (2016)<br>[[Padma Shri]] (2018)
| awards             = [[Yash Bharti Award]] (2016)<br>[[Padma Shri]] (2018)
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'''Anwar Jalalpuri''' (6 July 1947 &ndash; 2 January 2018) was an Indian Urdu poet from [[Jalalpur, Uttar Pradesh]], known for translating the [[Bhagavad Gita]] from [[Sanskrit]] to [[Urdu]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jalil|first=Rakhshanda|title=They don’t make poets, translators and performers like Anwar Jalalpuri (1947-2018) anymore|url=https://scroll.in/article/863696/they-dont-make-poets-translators-and-performers-like-anwar-jalalpuri-1947-2018-anymore|access-date=2021-04-20|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref>
'''Anwar Jalalpuri''' (6 July 1947 &ndash; 2 January 2018) was an Indian Urdu poet from [[Jalalpur, Uttar Pradesh]], known for translating the [[Bhagavad Gita]] from [[Sanskrit]] to [[Urdu]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jalil|first=Rakhshanda|title=They don't make poets, translators and performers like Anwar Jalalpuri (1947-2018) anymore|url=https://scroll.in/article/863696/they-dont-make-poets-translators-and-performers-like-anwar-jalalpuri-1947-2018-anymore|access-date=2021-04-20|website=Scroll.in|date=4 January 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref>


He received the [[Padma Shri]] posthumously from the [[President of India]], and the [[Yash Bharti Award]] from the government of Uttar Pradesh.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/anwar-jalalpuri-conferred-with-padma-shri-118012600417_1.html|title=Anwar Jalalpuri conferred with Padma Shri|last=ANI|date=2018-01-26|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2018-12-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://khabar.ndtv.com/news/television/urdu-shayar-anwar-jalalpuri-passes-away-at-70-1794703|title=नहीं रहे मशहूर शायर अनवर जलालपुरी, गीता का उर्दू में किया था अनुवाद|website=NDTVIndia|access-date=2018-12-22}}</ref> He also got Maati Ratan Samman by Shaheed Shodha Sansthan.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/lucknow/story-literature-in-shock-from-the-news-of-anwar-jalalpuris-wait-1727017.html| website=Live Hindustan| title=अनवर जलालपुरी के इंतकाल की खबर से सदमे में साहित्य जगत| access-date=23 August 2020 }}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/anwar-jalalpuri-conferred-with-padma-shri-118012600417_1.html|title=Anwar Jalalpuri conferred with Padma Shri|last=ANI|date=2018-01-26|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2018-12-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://khabar.ndtv.com/news/television/urdu-shayar-anwar-jalalpuri-passes-away-at-70-1794703|title=नहीं रहे मशहूर शायर अनवर जलालपुरी, गीता का उर्दू में किया था अनुवाद|website=NDTVIndia|language=hi|access-date=2018-12-22}}</ref> He also got Maati Ratan Samman by Shaheed Shodha Sansthan.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/lucknow/story-literature-in-shock-from-the-news-of-anwar-jalalpuris-wait-1727017.html| website=Live Hindustan|language=hi| title=अनवर जलालपुरी के इंतकाल की खबर से सदमे में साहित्य जगत| access-date=23 August 2020 }}</ref>


He died from a brain stroke on 2 January 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/poet-anwar-jalalpuri-who-translated-gita-into-urdu-dies-of-stroke-at-70/story-V2NQb5VGkZSgSmbpWoTveO.html|title=Poet Anwar Jalalpuri, who translated Gita into Urdu, dies of stroke at 70|date=2018-01-02|newspaper=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2018-12-22}}</ref>
He died from a brain stroke on 2 January 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/poet-anwar-jalalpuri-who-translated-gita-into-urdu-dies-of-stroke-at-70/story-V2NQb5VGkZSgSmbpWoTveO.html|title=Poet Anwar Jalalpuri, who translated Gita into Urdu, dies of stroke at 70|date=2018-01-02|newspaper=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2018-12-22}}</ref>
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Anwar Jalalpuri
Born
Anwar Ahmad

Template:Birth date text
Died2 January 2018 (2018-01-03) (aged 70)
Other namesAnwar Ahmad
Alma materAligarh Muslim University
OccupationPoet
Known forHaving translated the Bhagavad Gita from Sanskrit to Urdu
Spouse(s)Aalima Khatoon
Children4
AwardsYash 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[edit | edit source]

  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 हिन्दी). Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  4. "अनवर जलालपुरी के इंतकाल की खबर से सदमे में साहित्य जगत". Live Hindustan (in हिन्दी). 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.