| Gulzar Dehlavi | |
| Birth Name: | Anand Mohan Zutshi |
| Birth Date: | 7 July 1926[1] |
| Birth Place: | Old Delhi's Gali Kashmeerian |
| Occupation: | Poet, ghazal writer. |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Genre: | Ghazal |
| Subject: | Love, philosophy, mysticism |
| Spouce: | Kavita Zutshi |
| Children: | Anoop Zutshi, Meena Ugra |
| Death Place: | Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Anand Mohan Zutshi Gulzar Dehlavi (Urdu: ; Hindi: आनंद मोहन जुत्शी गुलजार देहलवी) (7 July 1926 – 12 June 2020) was an Indian Urdu poet, scholar, and journalist.[2] Born in old Delhi's Gali Kashmeerian.[3]
He was honored by the vice president of India on his 91st birthday for his contribution to Urdu poetry.[4] [5] [6] He devoted his life to the service of Urdu, for which he was honoured by various personalities.[7] He edited the first Urdu science magazine, Science Ki Dunya, which was launched in 1975.[8] Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru recited his poetry 'Zarurat Hai Un Naujawano Ki' on 15 August 1947 in Red Fort. His book 'Kulliyat-E-Gulzar' was launched by former Vice President Hamid Ansari.[9]
Gulzar Dehlvi was born to Pandit Tribhuvan Nath (also known as Zar Dehlvi) a Professor and Brij Rani Zutshi. Gulzar Dehlvi attended the Ramjas School and BVJ Sanskrit School. He gained a Master of Arts degree from Hindu College. His father, Pandit Tribhuvan Nath ‘Zar’ Dehlavi, received the public title of ‘molvi sahib’ for his dedication as a teacher of Urdu and Persian languages at the Delhi University for around 40 years.[10] He also influenced one of the most prominent political scientist of India, Dr.Devasya Verma. He was married to Kavita Zutshi and they had 2 children, a son named Anoop and a daughter named Meena.
Dehlvi died in his Noida home on 12 June 2020, from post COVID-19 complications, one month before his 94th birthday. [11] [12]