Birth— 1906
Where—Malerkotla, India
Education—
Death—1993

Bibliography

شاعری

• • دو راہا (1944)
  • صحرا میں اذان(1970)
  • شرار نغمہ(1984)
  • سچے بول(1988)
  • کلیات گوپال متال ((1994)

  آپ بیتی:

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He was born on 6 June 1906 in Malerkotla, Punjab, India.

After completing his schooling in Malerkotla as a student of Malerkotla High School he got his B. A. degree from Sanatan Dharm College, Lahore.

A poet by nature, he earned his living by editing Urdu literary magazines.

He started his journalistic life by working for “Shahkar” published by Maulana Tajwar Najeebabadi. He also wrote for “Jagat Laxmi”, a Film-magazine. In Lahore he befriended Krishan Chandar, Maulana Charagh Hasan Hasrat, and Kanhiya Lal Kapoor.

His life and works were commented upon and appraised by leading poets and writers – Jagan Nath Azad, Makhmur Saeedi, Wazir Agha, Balraj Komal, Hamidi Kashmiri, Bani, Hayatullah Ansari, Rashid Hasan Khan, Azad Gulati, Krishan Mohan, Zia Fatehabadi and Nazir Siddiqi, whose assessments were compiled and edited by Kumar Pashi and published in 1983 titled Gopal Mittal – shakhsiyat aur fan.

He lived in Lahore till August 1947 and thereafter moved to Delhi where he worked for the Daily Urdu newspapers, “Milap” and “Tej”. In 1953 he left this employment and started publication of Monthly Tahreek that he also edited. From 1956 to 1979, Makhmoor Saeedi was the Joint Editor of this magazine.

Though progressive and liberal he avoided joining any literary movement. Apart from writing poetry, Gopal Mittal also wrote critical pieces which projected ideological issues and also re-visited the older ones as well in order to establish their contemporary relevance.

In recognition of his services, Ghalib Akademy and Bihar Urdu Akademi awarded him with their prizes. He passed away on 15 March, 1993 at Delhi.

Gopal Mittal was 87 years old when he died in Delhi on 15 April 1993.