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Abul Kalam Qasmi

Indian scholar and critic (1950-2021) · India · On the map · Writers · Died at 70

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.

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Ghalib Award2013
Sahitya Akademi Award2009

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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.

Country
India
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1950 to 2021 · aged 70