It was a sad start to 2018 for the world of Indian poetry with news of passing away of legendary poet&nbsp;Anwar Jalalpuri coming to fore.&nbsp;

The 70-year-old breathed his last at 9:15 a.m, according to his surviving son Shahkar.&nbsp;

In a statement, Shahkar said,&nbsp;&quot;On 28 December, my father went for a bath but didn&#39;t come out for long. When we broke open the door, we found him lying unconscious. He was admitted to KGMU (hospital).&quot;

The last rites of the poet are scheduled for tomorrow in his native village of Jalalpur in Ambedkarnagar district.

Jalalpuri is survived by a wife and three sons.

Some of his important literary works include &quot;Rahrau se Rahnuma Tak&quot;, translations of &quot;Gitanjali&quot;&nbsp;and &quot;Bhagwat Gita&quot;&nbsp;in Urdu, along with dialogues for&nbsp;TV serial &quot;Akbar the Great&quot;.

Poet Anwar Jalalpuri was famous among other things for having translated Bhagwat Gita and Gitanjali into Urdu

It was a sad start to 2018 for the world of Indian poetry with news of passing away of legendary poet Anwar Jalalpuri coming to fore. The 70-year-old breathed his last at 9:15 a.m, according to his surviving son Shahkar. In a statement, Shahkar said, "On 28 December, my father went for a bath but didn't come out for long. When we broke open the door, we found him lying unconscious. He was admitted to KGMU (hospital)." The last rites of the poet are scheduled for tomorrow in his native village of Jalalpur in Ambedkarnagar district. Jalalpuri is survived by a wife and three sons. Some of his important literary works include "Rahrau se Rahnuma Tak", translations of "Gitanjali" and "Bhagwat Gita" in Urdu, along with dialogues for TV serial "Akbar the Great".

Legendary poet Anwar Jalalpuri passes away at 70

Renowned poet Anwar Jalalpuri, who translated Bhagwat Gita and Gitanjali into Urdu, today died here at the trauma centre of King George&#39;s Medical University.

His son, Shahkar, said the 70-year-old passed away at 9.15 am.

&quot;On December 28, my father went for a bath but didn&#39;t come out for long. When we broke open the door, we found him lying unconscious. He was admitted to KGMU,&quot; he said.

The last rites of the poet will be held tomorrow in his native village of Jalalpur in Ambedkarnagar district.

Jalalpuri is survived by his wife and three sons.

Some of his important literary works include &quot;Rahrau se Rahnuma Tak&quot;, translations of Gitanjali and Bhagwat Gita into Urdu, and he also wrote dialogues for TV serial &quot;Akbar the Great&quot;.&nbsp;

Jalalpuri translated the Bhagwat Gita and Gitanjali into Urdu

Renowned poet Anwar Jalalpuri, who translated Bhagwat Gita and Gitanjali into Urdu, today died here at the trauma centre of King George's Medical University. His son, Shahkar, said the 70-year-old passed away at 9.15 am. "On December 28, my father went for a bath but didn't come out for long. When we broke open the door, we found him lying unconscious. He was admitted to KGMU," he said. The last rites of the poet will be held tomorrow in his native village of Jalalpur in Ambedkarnagar district. Jalalpuri is survived by his wife and three sons. Some of his important literary works include "Rahrau se Rahnuma Tak", translations of Gitanjali and Bhagwat Gita into Urdu, and he also wrote dialogues for TV serial "Akbar the Great".

Renowned poet Anwar Jalalpuri dies at 70

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Legendary poet Anwar Jalalpuri passes away at 70

Renowned poet Anwar Jalalpuri dies at 70