M. G. Gupta, known as Bekas Akbarabadi (1925-2011), was an Indian

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, Saint Kabir,

Hindu epics Indian epic poetry is the epic poetry written in the Indian subcontinent, traditionally called ''Kavya'' (or ''Kāvya''; Sanskrit: काव्य, IAST: ''kāvyá''). The ''Ramayana'' and the ''Mahabharata'', which were originally composed in ...

and others. He received the Bharat Jyoti Award for his contribution in the field of education and research.

Early life

Gupta was born on 29 August 1925 in

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, India. He pursued his Masters of Arts in Political Science. He served as a professor at the

Allahabad University , mottoeng = "As Many Branches So Many Trees" , established = , type = Public , chancellor = Ashish Chauhan , vice_chancellor = Sangita Srivastava , head_label ...

where he taught for twenty years, he was a scholar of Persian literature, comparative religion and mysticism. He was awarded the degree of Doctor of Letters by the Allahabad University in 1965. He also served as a registrar of Agra University. He died on 12 December 2011 in Agra.

Works

In 1985 he wrote a book called ''Bekas Akbarabadi''. In 1992 he wrote a book called ''Indian mysticism''. He also wrote books on the

Sikh Gurus The Sikh gurus (Punjabi: ਸਿੱਖ ਗੁਰੂ) are the spiritual masters of Sikhism, who established this religion over the course of about two and a half centuries, beginning in 1469. The year 1469 marks the birth of Guru Nanak, the founde ...

, Saint Kabir and on the

, the

Ramayana The ''Rāmāyana'' (; sa, रामायणम्, ) is a Sanskrit literature, Sanskrit Indian epic poetry, epic composed over a period of nearly a millennium, with scholars' estimates for the earliest stage of the text ranging from the 8th ...

and the

Mahabharata The ''Mahābhārata'' ( ; sa, महाभारतम्, ', ) is one of the two major Sanskrit literature, Sanskrit Indian epic poetry, epics of ancient India in Hinduism, the other being the ''Ramayana, Rāmāyaṇa''. It narrates the s ...

. In July 1993, he was awarded the Bharat Jyoti Award for his 'contribution in the field of education and research'. A collection of his poems entitled, ''Rahat-i-Ruh'' was published in 2004.

Sarmad the Saint

Gupta wrote and published his celebrated work ''Sarmad the Saint: Life and Works'' in 1991. According to A. G. Noorani, Indian Express, 21 June 1992 (New Delhi) "… the first definitive study of Sarmad's life, and an English translation of original Persian text of all the 341 quatrains by Dr. MG Gupta. He has also translated the legendary Rumi's classic work, the Mathnawi. Dr. Gupta's scholarship is evident … (He) traces Sarmad's life with a wealth of authentic references …"

References

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Books by M. G. Gupta
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gupta, M. G. 1925 births 2011 deaths Urdu-language poets from India 20th-century Indian poets Indian male poets Poets from Uttar Pradesh 20th-century Indian male writers People from Agra