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> [As I grew, I began learning and speaking a word or two in Bengali and that increased my friends circle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gulzar/as-i-grew-i-began-learning-and-speaking-a-word-or-two-in-bengali-and/)

[Gulzar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gulzar/)

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> [Since my schooldays, I've read the translations of Bengali writers. I'm Punjabi, but I read a lot of Bengali and Urdu literature.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gulzar/since-my-schooldays-i-ve-read-the-translations-of-bengali-writers-i-m/)

[Gulzar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gulzar/)

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> [I have translated Bengali poets such as Subhash Mukhopadhyay and Sunil Gangopadhyay before. These were published by Hindi and Urdu magazines. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gulzar/i-have-translated-bengali-poets-such-as-subhash-mukhopadhyay-and/)

[Gulzar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gulzar/)

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## Other authors on Bengali

## More by Gulzar

> [My mother tongue is Punjabi, but my first language is Urdu, which was the case with the people in undivided Punjab.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gulzar/my-mother-tongue-is-punjabi-but-my-first-language-is-urdu-which-was/)

[Gulzar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gulzar/)

> [Let me say that discovering Tagore was the turning point of my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gulzar/let-me-say-that-discovering-tagore-was-the-turning-point-of-my-life/)

[Gulzar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gulzar/)

> [Getting your work published is a major struggle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gulzar/getting-your-work-published-is-a-major-struggle/)

[Gulzar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gulzar/)

> [Being in the Sahitya Akademi, I did know quite a few poets - Jayanta Mahapatra, Sitakant Mahapatra, Sunil Gangopadhyay, to name a few. There…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gulzar/being-in-the-sahitya-akademi-i-did-know-quite-a-few-poets-jayanta/)

[Gulzar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gulzar/)

> [Short stories and poems are an intense burst of emotions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gulzar/short-stories-and-poems-are-an-intense-burst-of-emotions/)

[Gulzar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gulzar/)

> [My country is India but my motherland remains Pakistan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gulzar/my-country-is-india-but-my-motherland-remains-pakistan/)

[Gulzar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gulzar/)

> [When writers say that they need to 'set the mood' or 'get into the zone', those are all ways to procrastinate. Not prerequisites.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gulzar/when-writers-say-that-they-need-to-set-the-mood-or-get-into-the-zone/)

[Gulzar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gulzar/)

> [In film lyrics, I avoid Persianised words because they are not widely understood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gulzar/in-film-lyrics-i-avoid-persianised-words-because-they-are-not-widely/)

[Gulzar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gulzar/)

> [A writer will not keep quiet. He will express his opinion through writings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gulzar/a-writer-will-not-keep-quiet-he-will-express-his-opinion-through/)

[Gulzar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gulzar/)

> [The success of Indian music at the Oscars is a great achievement.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gulzar/the-success-of-indian-music-at-the-oscars-is-a-great-achievement/)

[Gulzar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gulzar/)

> [Being master of Urdu doesn't interest me, being part of the global society does, breathing hope into that society matters to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gulzar/being-master-of-urdu-doesn-t-interest-me-being-part-of-the-global/)

[Gulzar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gulzar/)

> [I write in Urdu and everything is written by my hand.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gulzar/i-write-in-urdu-and-everything-is-written-by-my-hand/)

[Gulzar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gulzar/)

> [When I write a poem, I do not have to worry about using a higher Urdu vocabulary because I know the reader knows Urdu…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gulzar/when-i-write-a-poem-i-do-not-have-to-worry-about-using-a-higher-urdu/)

[Gulzar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gulzar/)

> [The voice of universe can be silenced but the voice of writers cannot be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gulzar/the-voice-of-universe-can-be-silenced-but-the-voice-of-writers-cannot/)

[Gulzar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gulzar/)

> [NASA is my favorite website. The universe with its abstract nature attracts me. The abstract element in my poetry comes from there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gulzar/nasa-is-my-favorite-website-the-universe-with-its-abstract-nature/)

[Gulzar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gulzar/)

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