November 2012

Lyricist and well known poet Gulzar on 31 October 2012 awarded with Indira Gandhi National Integration Award by congress President Sonia Gandhi.

The award was given on the eve of 28th death anniversary of the late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi who was assassinated on 31 October 1984. Marking the event, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh congratulated the poet for the award and asserted the fact that Gulzar Sahab is real talent and a great personality who is spreading the message of peace and brotherhood in the country. Gulzar had written some charismatic lyrics for songs like Raah pe rehte hain, Do deewaane shehar mein, Hazaar raahen mud ke dekhi, Tujhse naraaz nahin zindagi and Mera kuchh saamaan. He is a versatile lyricist and had also shown his magic in new age songs like Kajra re and Beedi jalaile and had used his poetic talent for late filmmaker Yash Chopra’s FilmJab Tak Hai Jaan as well. Earlier, Gulzar was awarded Sahitya Akademi Award in 2002 and the Padma Bhushan in 2004 for his contribution to the arts.

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