Gopal Das Saxena was born in 1925 in Etawah, a district in UP, India. In his advanced age, he preferred to write and recite dohas as opposed to long ghazals. His memory was reportedly exceptional as he used to recite his 50 to 60-year-old poems ad libitum. At the time of his death, he was 93 years old and, according to his family and friends, he had been actively reading and writing till the age of 90. This one couplet testifies that Neeraj was a humanist to the core, and no religious or sectarian sentiment could blur his mind. This is loosely translated as: now we need to introduce a new religion which can transform the people around us into good human beings. Let’s take a look at this couplet: Ab to mazhab koi esa bhi chalaya jaye/ jis mein insaan ko insaan banaya jaye. With the death of Gopal Das Neeraj in July 2018, Hindi and Urdu have lost a poet who could write with equal felicity in both languages. Much to the reader’s relief, today’s article will be a digression from politics to literature.
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