Established in 1985 by the state Government of Haryana, India, the mission of the Haryana Urdu Akademi is to promote Urdu language in the state of Haryana.[1]
Activities edit
The activities of the Akademi involve organizing seminars,[2] events (e.g. mushairas)[3] and publishing magazines[4] and books.[5] The Akademi also bestows literary awards for contributions to the culture of Haryana through scholarship towards Urdu language in Haryana.[6][7] These include The National Hali Award and state awards (i) Munshi Gumani Lal Award (ii) Kunwar Mohinder Singh Bedi Sahar Award and (iii) Surendra Pandit Soz Award.[8] The academy also offers Diploma in Urdu[9]
Notable books published by the Akademi include works such as 'Tameer-e-Yaas' by Jagan Nath Azad, 'Haryanavi brij ke megh malahar' by Javed Vashisht, 'Jawahar Lal Nehru Apni Tehreeron Ki Roshni Mein' by Kashmiri Lal Zakir, 'Khawaja Ahmed Abbas-Ifkar.Guftar,Kirdar' by Raj Narain Raz, amongst many others publications by the Akademi
The Akademi boasts a public library established in September 2020.[10]
External links edit
References edit
- ^ "Home | Haryana Urdu Akademi, Government of Haryana, India".
- ^ "Haryana Urdu Akademi holds seminar on affinity between Hindi and Urdu".
- ^ Staff (2006-05-12). "Haryana Urdu Akademi to organise Mushiara on May 23". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- ^ "Haryana govt launches magazine, website to promote Urdu". Zee News. 2004-06-08. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- ^ Haryana Urdu Akademi Publications
- ^ Haryana Urdu Akademi Activities
- ^ Haryana Urdu Akademi Literary Awards
- ^ Haryana Urdu Akademi Awards
- ^ Haryana Urdu Akademi Diploma
- ^ Service, Tribune News. "Public library comes up at Haryana Urdu Akademi". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
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