Gopinath Aman was an

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and

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. Born in 1899, He headed the Public Relations Committee of the Delhi administration in the 1950s. ''Bare Admiyon Ke Tanz O Mizah'', ''Caurang'', ''Aqidat ke phul; Gandhiji ki ḥayat aur shahadat par muk̲h̲talif shuʻarā ka muntak̲h̲ab-i kalam'', ''Naz̲r-i aqīdat : shaʼir-i azam Rabindara Natha Ṭagore'', ''Urdu aur usaka sahitya'' and ''Aqidat ke phul'' are some of his notable works.

Awards

* 1997: The Government of India awarded Gopinath Aman the third highest civilian honour of the

Padma Bhushan The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for "distinguished service ...

, in 1977, for his contributions to literature.

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* Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in literature & education 1899 births Indian independence activists from Delhi Indian male journalists Indian male poets Urdu-language poets from India Poets from Delhi Journalists from Delhi 20th-century Indian poets 20th-century Indian male writers Year of death missing People from Delhi {{India-activist-stub