Firaq Gorakhpuri
1896–1982Urdu author (1896-1982)
scholar and critic (1950-2021)
Abul Kalam Qasmi
1950–2021, born Darbhanga, writes in Urdu, poet, literary critic
Abul Kalam Qasmi was an Indian scholar, literary critic, and a poet of the Urdu language who served as the dean of the Faculty of Arts at the Aligarh Muslim University. He was the editor of Tehzeeb-ul-Akhlaq and authored books such as The Criticism of Poetry. He translated E. M. Forster’s Aspects of the Novel into Urdu as Novel ka Fun. He was conferred with the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2009, and the Ghalib Award in 2013.
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Awards
| 2009 | Sahitya Akademi Award |
Elsewhere
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Also writing in Urdu
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