Haryana Urdu Akademi

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

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]

References
  1. "Home | Haryana Urdu Akademi, Government of Haryana, India".
  2. "Haryana Urdu Akademi holds seminar on affinity between Hindi and Urdu".
  3. Staff (2006-05-12). "Haryana Urdu Akademi to organise Mushiara on May 23". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  4. "Haryana govt launches magazine, website to promote Urdu". Zee News. 2004-06-08. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  5. Haryana Urdu Akademi Publications
  6. Haryana Urdu Akademi Activities
  7. Haryana Urdu Akademi Literary Awards
  8. Haryana Urdu Akademi Awards
  9. Haryana Urdu Akademi Diploma
  10. Service, Tribune News. "Public library comes up at Haryana Urdu Akademi". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2021-01-19.


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