Lyrical Genius

Anand Bakshi ; The Lyrical Genius

Anand Bakshi (21 July 1930 – 30 March 2002) was a popular Indian poet and lyricist. Bakshi was fond of writing poetry since his youth, but he did this mostly as a private hobby. In a 1983 interview with Doordarshan, Bakshi recounted that after his initial studies, he joined the Indian Army, where due to a paucity of time, he could only write occasionally. He continued to write poetry whenever time permitted, and used his songs and lyrics in local programmes related to his troop. He worked in the Army for many years and simultaneously tried to market his songs in the Mumbai film wor | Click Here...