Gopal Singh Nepali
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Gopal Singh Nepali (11 August 1911 – 17 April 1963) was an Indian poet of Hindi literature and a lyricist of Bollywood. He was the son of Rel Bahadur Singh and Saraswati. He was born on birthday of Lord Krishna (Krishna Janmashtami). His association with Bollywood spanned around two decades, beginning in 1944 and ended with his death in 1963.[1][2]
He was a poet of post-Chhayavaad period, and he wrote several collections of Hindi poems including "Umang" (published in 1933).[3] The names of famous poetry collections such as Umang, Ragini, panchhi, Neelima, Himalaya ne Pukara etc. are notable in their important works. He also wrote collections of Nepali poem as 'Kalpana'.[4] He was also a journalist and edited at least four Hindi magazines, namely, Ratlam Times, Chitrapat, Sudha, and Yogi.[2]
He was very respected along with his contemporaries Mahadevi Verma, Sumitranandan Pant, Suryakant Tripathi, Ramdhari Sigh Dinkar etc. His works have been included in course of different universities of India. He was born in Bettiah in the state of Bihar. During Sino-Indian War of 1962, he wrote many patriotic songs and poems which include Savan. He died on 17 April 1963 in Bhagalpur platform no. 2.[5]
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Tikaram Upadhyaya. Gopal Singh Nepali (Nepali and Hindi poet), Sahitya Akademi, ISBN 978-81-7201-795-8
References[edit]
- ^ "Gopal Singh Nepali". hindigeetmala.net. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ a b Elias, Aloysius Stefanu (2013). International Book Market Service Limited (ed.). Gopal Singh Nepali. International Book Market Service Limited. p. 96. ISBN 978-613-9-91410-4. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ "Gopal Singh Nepali - Gopal Singh Nepali Poems - Poem Hunter". Poem Hunter. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ Poem Kuch Muktak : written by Gopal Singh Nepali. Archived from the original on 10 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019 – via MelodicVerses.com.
- ^ "Retracing the steps of a versatile personality". Telegraph India. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
External links[edit]
- Poet Gopal Singh Nepali devoted to the nation. Deshbandhu.
- Gopal Singh Nepali. anubhuti-hindi.org
- Popular national poet. Jagran.
- Gopal Singh Nepali. kavitakosh.org.
- Songs of Gopal Singh Nepali as a lyricist. Smriti.com.
- Remembering Poet Gopal Singh Nepali. : Bhaskar.
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