Gopaldas Neeraj
Gopaldas Saxena 'Neeraj (popularly known as Niraj or Neeraj; 4 January 1925 – 18 July 2018)[1] was an Indian poet and author. He was also a famous poet of Hindi Kavi sammelan. He was born in the village of Puravali near Mahewa of Etawah in Uttar Pradesh, India.
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| Born | Gopaldas Saxena Neeraj January 4, 1925 Puravali, Uttar Pradesh, British India |
| Died | July 19, 2018 (aged 93) |
| Occupation | poet, songwriter |
He wrote under the pen name "Neeraj". His style is easy to understand and thought to be high quality Hindi literature. He was awarded Padma Shri in 1991[2] and Padma Bhushan in 2007.[3]
On 18 July 2018, Neeraj died from a respiratory tract infection at a Delhi hospital, aged 93.[4]
References
- ↑ Yesterday Once More. 9 April 2011. http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/yesterday-once-more/773695. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ↑ "Padma Awards 2007". Retrieved 2013-03-01.
- ↑ कवि व गीतकार गोपाल दास नीरज का लंबी बीमारी के बाद निधन (in Hindi)
Other websites
- Neeraj on IMDb
- Get All Poems of Gopaldas Neeraj at Hindi Sahitya Archived 2015-01-07 at the Wayback Machine