Shyamlal Gupta | |
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| Born | 9 September 1896 |
| Died | 10 August 1977 (aged 80) |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Known for | Indian flag song |
| Parent(s) | Visheshwar Prasad Kaushalya Devi |
| Awards | Padma Shri (1969) |
Shyamlal Gupta, popularly known by his pen name Parshad, (9 September 1896 – 10 August 1977) was an Indian poet and lyricist. A song written by him which featured in the 1948 Hindi film, Azadi Ki Raah Par, (sung by Sarojini Naidu), has been accepted as the flag song of India and is sung every year during the flag hoisting ceremony at the Independence Day and Republic Day celebrations.[1][2] He was the recipient of the fourth highest civilian award (Padma Shri) in 1969. In 1997, the Government of India issued a postage stamp in his honor.[3] In 1937, he founded the S. Chand Group, a publishing house.[4]
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- ^ "The Man Who Wrote Flag Song". Hitavada. 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ^ "No one to hoist name of flag song writer - Kanpur News - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "S Chand: India's Fastest-Growing Educational Publisher". Forbes India. Retrieved 19 May 2024.