Gopaldas Neeraj

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Poet Gopaldas Neeraj

Gopaldas Saxena 'Neeraj, (popularly known as Niraj or Neeraj) (born 1925) is a poet and author of Hindi literature. He is also a famous poet of english Kavi Sammelan. He was born in the village of Puravali near Mahewa of Etawah in Uttar Pradesh, India on 4 January 1924. He wrote under the pen name "Neeraj". His style is considered easy to understand, but has also been compared with high quality Hindi literature. He was awarded Padma Shri in 1991 and Padma Bhushan in 2007.

Besides writing, he earned his living teaching in a college and was a Professor of Hindi Literature in Dharma Samaj College, Aligarh. Several of his poems and songs have been used in Hindi movies and are considered famous. He wrote songs for several Hindi Movies and attained a unique position as a songwriter who wrote with equal facility in both hindi and Urdu.

In the television interview, Gopaldas Neeraj called himself an unlucky poet which led to his stopping himself from writing film songs and confining himself to just writing and getting his poems published. The reason for this mentioned by him was that at least two or three prominent Music Directors of the Hindi Film Industry for whom he wrote very successful and popular songs, had expired. He mentioned the death of Jaikishan of the Music Duo Shankar-Jaikishan as well as of S.D.Burman or Sachin Dev Burman, for both of whom he had written highly popular film songs. The deaths of these Music Directors when they as well as Gopaldas Neeraj were at the peak of their popularity, left him very depressed and he made a decision to quit the film industry.

As of 2012, Neeraj was the chancellor of Mangalayatan University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh.

Poems used in movies

Bas Yahi apradh mein har baar karta hun aadmi hun aadmi se pyaar karta hun	Pehchan	Mukesh
E Bhai Jara dekh ke Chalo,	Mera Naam Joker	Manna Dey
Dhiire se jaanaa khaTiyan me.n o khaTamal	Chhupa Rustom	Kishore Kumar
Dil aaj shaayar hai	Gambler	Kishore Kumar
Jiivan kii bagiyaa mahakegii	Tere Mere Sapne	Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar
Maine kasam lii	Tere Mere Sapne	Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar
Meghaa chhaae aadhii raat, bairan ban gai ni.ndiyaa	Sharmili	Lata Mangeshkar
Mera man tera pyaasa.....	Gambler	Mohammed Rafi
O merii o merii o meri sharmiilii aao naa tarasao naa...	Sharmili	Kishore Kumar
Phoolon ke rang se, dil kee kalam se...	Prem Pujari	Kishore Kumar
Rangeela re, Rangeela re, mere man me yoon ranga hai tera mann...	Prem Pujari	Lata Mangeshkar
Sho(w)khiyon mein ghola jaye phoolon ka shabaab, Usme phir milayee jaaye, thodee see sharaab, Hoga yoon nashaa joh taiyyar, who pyaar hai...	Prem Pujari	Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar
Raadhaa ne maalaa japi shyaam kii	Tere Mere Sapne	Lata Mangeshkar
Subaha na aayee, shaam na aayee...	Cha Cha Cha	Mohammed Rafi
Woh hum na the, who tum na the...	Cha Cha Cha	Mohammed Rafi
Swapn Jhare Phool Se, meet chubhe shool se...karwan guzar gaya bahar dekhte rahe	Nayi Umar Ki Nayi fasal	Mohammed Rafi
Aaj madhosh hua jae re mera man, mera man, mera man sharaarat karne ko lalchaye re mera man, mera man, mera man.......	Sharmili	Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar
Khilte hain gul yahaan, khile ke bikharne ko milte hain dil yahaan, milke bichharhne ko.....	Sharmili	Kishore Kumar
Ek Musafir Hoon Main, Ek Musafir Hai Tu.....	Gunaah (1993)	Manhar Udhas, Sadhna Sargam

Gopaldas Neeraj's Works (Poems):

1. PRAN GEET 2. DARA DIYA HAI 3. SANGHARSH 4. BADAR BARAS GAYO 5. AASAVARI 6. NEERAJ KI PATI 7. NEERAJ KI GEETIKAYEN 8. DO GEET 9. NADI KINARE 10. MUKTKI 11. GEET AGEET 12. NEERAJ KI RACHNAVALI 13. ANTARDWANI.

External links

• Neeraj at the Internet Movie Database
• Get All Poems of Gopaldas Neeraj at Hindi Sahitya
• Gopaldas Neeraj at Kavita Kosh
• C.M. announces Rs. 20 lakh assistance for Gopaldas Neeraj Foundation
• International Hindi association features Gopaldas Neeraj
• Life and work of Neeraj
• भारतीय साहित्य संग्रह में नीरज की कृतियाँ
• [1] An account from the Atlanta appearance by the poet Neeraj which took place in October 2004