“Books Taught Me to Read and Inspired Me to Write”: Gulzar

Renowned writer, lyricist, film director and a poet at heart, Gulzar, spoke about his inspiration for writing.

Gulzar talks about his love for books. (Photo: The Quint)

“I used to stamp my name on a book to see how my name would look as an author” says renowned writer, lyricist, film director and a poet at heart, Gulzar. He spoke about his love for books, poetry and other things that inspired him at the Penguin Random House Spring Fever 2016, which was held at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.

Gulzar, in his usual baritone voice, also recited one of his poems and shared a few interesting anecdotes from his life.