Haryana Urdu Akademi

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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

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The activities of the Akademi involve organizing seminars,[2] events (e.g. mushairas)[3] and publishing magazines[4] and books.[1] The Akademi also bestows literary awards for contributions to the culture of Haryana through scholarship towards Urdu language in Haryana.[5][6] 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.[7] The academy also offers Diploma in Urdu.[8]

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.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Home | Haryana Urdu Akademi, Government of Haryana, India". 2020-06-07. Archived from the original on 2020-06-07. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  2. ^ "Haryana Urdu Akademi holds seminar on affinity between Hindi and Urdu". Daily Pioneer. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  3. ^ "Haryana Urdu Akademi to organise Mushiara on May 23". Oneindia. 2006-05-12. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  4. ^ "Haryana govt launches magazine, website to promote Urdu". 2004-06-08. Archived from the original on 2021-01-27. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  5. ^ "Haryana Urdu Akademi Activities". Archived from the original on 2023-01-31. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
  6. ^ Vuukle. "Haryana Urdu Akademi announces literary awards for 2019 -20". The Tribune (India).
  7. ^ "Haryana Urdu Akademi Awards". Archived from the original on 2023-01-31. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
  8. ^ "Haryana Urdu Akademi Diploma". Archived from the original on 2023-01-31. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
  9. ^ "Public library comes up at Haryana Urdu Akademi". The Tribune (India). 2020-12-21. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
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