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The ghazal [a] is a form of amatory poem or ode, [1] originating in Arabic poetry. [2] Ghazals often deal with topics of spiritual and romantic love and may be understood as a poetic expression of both the pain of loss or separation from the beloved and the beauty of love in spite of that pain. [2] [3]
Suresh Bhat 1932–2003), known as Ghazal Samrat (Emperor of ghazals) for his exposition of that form; Namdeo Dhasal (born 1949), poet, writer, journalist, editor and Dalit activist; Manohar Oak (born 1933), poet and novelist; Arun Kolatkar (born 1931 or 1932), poet who wrote both in Marathi and English; also a graphic designer
Gulab Khandelwal (21 February 1924 – 2 July 2017) was an Indian poet who wrote poetry in different forms such as Lyrics, Sonnets, Rubais (Quatrains), Dohas (Couplets), Odes, Elegies, Lyrical Ballads, Epics, Poetic Dramas, Ghazals, and Masnavi.
On being asked about the future of ghazal singers, he said he enjoyed popular ghazal singer Adithya Srinivasan's ghazals, who performed the opening act at his concert in 2012 at Bangalore. [9] Recently, in February 2013, the maestro became the first person to receive the Bade Ghulam Ali Khan award.
Anup Jalota, (born 29 July 1953) is an Indian singer, musician and actor, best known for his contributions to the bhajan and ghazal genre of Indian music. He is popularly known as the Bhajan Samraat (transl. "Emperor of Bhajan"). [2] The Padma Shri was awarded to him by the Government of India in 2012.
Subsequently, he started writing ghazals (traditional songs), novels, short stories and plays, including Kumali Kali, which we both wrote and directed. He was the founding editor of the Gujarati weekly magazine Be Ghadi Moj (first issue, 17 August 1924 [ 2 ] ) which established Gujarati ghazal as an independent genre from Urdu ghazal.
Vithal Rao Aatmaram Shivpurkar also known as Pandit Vithal Rao (1929 – 25 June 2015) was an Indian classical vocalist. [1] He is considered to have been one of the last few maestros of 'Ghazals' and was the last court singer of the Last Nizam of Hyderabad.
Suresh Bhat (1932–2003), Marathi poet and Ghazal Samrat; Purushottam Bhaskar Bhave (1910–1980), Marathi writer; Neelam Saxena Chandra, children's poet and author; Eknath Easwaran (1910–1999), author and spiritual teacher; Mahesh Elkunchwar, playwright and author; Vasudeo S. Gaitonde (1924–2001), abstract painter