Gafil Swami (born 22 July 1953,
Aligarh
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) is an Indian
poet
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of
Hindi-language
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from
Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
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. He is known for his poetry on corruption.
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
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.
Reportedly, by
Dainik Jagran
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In terms of circulation, it was ranked 5th in the world in 2016 and 1st in India in 2022. In 2019 Quarter 4, according to Indian Readership Survey, Dainik Jagran reported a to ...
, In March 2013, he was awarded by Shabd Pravah Sahitya Manch,
Ujjain
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.
Published work
* Jai Ho Bhrashtachar Ki, 2012
See also
*
List of Indian poets
This list of Indian poets consists of poets of Indian ethnic, cultural or religious ancestry either born in India or emigrated to India from other regions of the world.
Assamese
* Amulya Barua (1922–1946), first published posthumously in 1 ...
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List of people from Uttar Pradesh
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List of Hindi-language poets
References
Indian male poets
20th-century Indian poets
1953 births
People from Aligarh
Living people
Poets from Uttar Pradesh
20th-century Indian male writers
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