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Prof Zia ur Rehman Siddiqui Bags National Urdu Award

Aligarh, UTTAR PRADESH :

Prof Zia ur Rehman Siddiqui (R) receives the National Urdu Award from Mr Dharmendra Singh Lodhi at Bhopal

Prof Zia ur Rehman Siddiqui, Centre of Advanced Study, Department of Urdu, Aligarh Muslim University has been conferred with the National Urdu Award by the Madhya Pradesh Urdu Academy, for his contributions to Urdu literature and research.

The award was conferred upon him by Mr Dharmendra Singh Lodhi, Minister of Culture and Dr Nusrat Mehdi, Director of Madhya Pradesh Urdu Academy in a function held at Bhopal.

Prof Siddiqui has authored several books, including “Tehreek-e-Azadi aur Urdu Nasr”, “Urdu Adab Ki Tareekh”, “Urdu-Hindi Dictionary”, “Armughan-e-Tehqeeq”, “Asaleeb-e-Fikr”, “Bengali Kahaniyan”, “Doon ka Sabza” (Urdu translation of Ruskin Bond’s writings), “Hsuan Tsang ka Safar-e-Hindustan”, “Asan Urdu Grammar,” etc.

He has also contributed over 200 research papers to various journals of repute in India and abroad.

Prof Q.H. Faridi, Chairman, Department of Urdu, Prof S. Siraj Ajmali and other faculty members congratulated him for getting this prestigious award.

source: http://www.radiancenews.com / Radiance News / Home> Pride of the Nation> Awards / by Radiance News Bureau / September 11th, 2024