I think translations should convey the feelings expressed in the original work. This is what I have believed in and practised. — Gulzar Copy Share Image
Translations are very important these days, since an average person can only know 2-3 three languages. We have so many languages in… — Gulzar Copy Share Image
I wasn't happy with Tagore's own translations in English. Maybe he was, but I wasn't, so I took it upon myself to… — Gulzar Copy Share Image
My mother tongue is Punjabi, but my first language is Urdu, which was the case with the people in undivided Punjab. — Gulzar Copy Share Image
Being in the Sahitya Akademi, I did know quite a few poets - Jayanta Mahapatra, Sitakant Mahapatra, Sunil Gangopadhyay, to name a few. There… — Gulzar Copy Share Image
When writers say that they need to 'set the mood' or 'get into the zone', those are all ways to procrastinate. Not prerequisites. — Gulzar Copy Share Image
In film lyrics, I avoid Persianised words because they are not widely understood. — Gulzar Copy Share Image
A writer will not keep quiet. He will express his opinion through writings. — Gulzar Copy Share Image
Being master of Urdu doesn't interest me, being part of the global society does, breathing hope into that society matters to me. — Gulzar Copy Share Image
When I write a poem, I do not have to worry about using a higher Urdu vocabulary because I know the reader knows Urdu… — Gulzar Copy Share Image
NASA is my favorite website. The universe with its abstract nature attracts me. The abstract element in my poetry comes from there. — Gulzar Copy Share Image
