Hindi poet and songwriter Gopal Das Neeraj dies, aged 93

July 20, 2018 Yesterday, poet and songwriter  died at the  in Delhi, India. The poet was 93-years-old.

According to reports, Gopal Das had a head injury at his home in and was taken to  for treatment. The chief of AIIMS trauma centre of New Delhi, Dr Rajesh Malhotra, said, "He was shifted to the trauma centre here [the night before he died] in a critical condition. He had suffered from kidney failure, had infection all over his body and head injury".

Born in the of Uttar Pradesh on January 4, 1925, Gopal Das was a resident of Agra and taught Hindi literature at the Dharma Samaj College in Aligarh. Gopal Das had received some of the highest Indian civilian honourary awards, receiving in 1991 and  in 2007.

Gopal Das also wrote songs for movies and won the  Best Lyrics award on three occasions for his songs ', ' and . He also wrote the songs ', ' and ''.

Gopal Das's body was reportedly to be taken to Aligarh today.