Kalidas Gupta Riza
Indian writer
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| Intro | Indian writer | |
| Places | India | |
| was | Writer | |
| Work field | Literature | |
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| Birth | 1925, India | |
| Death | 2001 (aged 76 years) |
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Kalidas Gupta Riza (1925–2001) was an Indian writer, considered by many as an authority on the writings of the renowned Urdu poet, Mirza Ghalib. He has authored several books on Ghalib. A recipient of the Ghalib Award in 1987, he was honored by the Government of India, in 2001, with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri.