Gafil Swami

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Gafil Swami
Born
Gaurishankar Singh

(1953-07-22) 22 July 1953 (age 70)
Nationality Indian
Other namesGaurishankar Singh
Occupation(s) Poet, Journalist
Known forPoetry

Gafil Swami (born 22 July 1953, Aligarh) is an Indian poet [1] of Hindi-language from Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. He is known for his poetry on corruption. [2] [3] [4]

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Biography

He was born in Lalpur village of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh. His father was late Dheeri Singh and mother is Smt. Dhaura Devi. In 2012, a collection of his poetry called "Jai Ho Bhrashtachar Ki" was published by Nirupama Publication, Meerut.[ citation needed ]

Reportedly, by Dainik Jagran, In March 2013, he was awarded by Shabd Pravah Sahitya Manch, Ujjain. [5]

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References

  1. "Gafil Swami on Anubhuti". Archived from the original on 29 June 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  2. "मन की कुटिया रंगी जिसमें..." Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 17 November 2014.
  3. "देररात तक हुई कविताओं की बौछार". Live Hindustan (in Hindi). 10 September 2014.
  4. "मुजफ्फरनगर में काव्य गोष्ठी एवं सम्मान समारोह". The Net Press (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  5. "गाफिल स्वामी को मिली शब्द भूषण की उपाधि". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). 31 March 2013.