Mohinder Pratap Chand (1 August 1935 – 19 October 2020) was an
writer and poet of
India
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who promoted Urdu language and literature in India.
Career
In
Kurukshetra University
Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra (KUK) is a university established on 11January 1956 in Kurukshetra, in the Indian state of Haryana, from the capital, Delhi. It is a member of Association of Commonwealth Universities.
History
The univer ...
(India), he initiated the Bazm-e-Adab (a literary body) and introduced the study of Urdu in the University Curriculum where he taught Urdu as Teacher In-charge for 26 years. He was the author of over one dozen Urdu and Hindi books, both in poetry and prose, including children's literature in Urdu.
Publications
* ''Harf-e-Raaz'', ''Harf-e-Aashna'' and ''Aazar-e-Gham-e-Ishq'' (Anthologies of Urdu poems)
* ''Zakhm Aarzoo-on ke'' (Anthology of Urdu poems in Devnagri script)
* ''Urdu Text Book'' (Prescribed since 1986 in the school curriculum of 7th grade students of the Haryana state, India)
* ''ali Panipati ki Ghazlen'' (Devnagri script), Ed
* ''Laava'' (A long Urdu poem by Qais Jalandhari'), Ed
* ''Colon Classification: a programmed text'' (2 Editions in English and one in Hindi) – Englis
– Hind
* ''Desh Videsh Ki Kahaniyan'' (in Hindi), ''Doodh Ka Mulaya'' (in Hindi), ''Doodh ki Qimat'' (in Urdu) – Folktales of the world;
* 'Ujalon Ke Safeer' (a collection of research and critical articles)
Awards and honors
– Honored by 'Adabi Sangam' (Kurukshetra, 1986) and 'Akhil Bharti Tarun Sangam' (Kurukshetra, 1997) for his overall contribution to Urdu and Hindi literature.
– Conferred with the prestigious 'SMH Burney Award' by Haryana Urdu Akademi (1995) for his overall contribution to the promotion of Urdu language and literature
– Honored with 'Naseem-e-Layyah Award' (2004) by the International Bazm-e-Ilm-o-fun, Layyah, Pakistan, for his contribution to Urdu Language and learning
– Conferred with 'Khwaja Altaf Hussain Hali Award' (2006) by the Haryana Waqf Board for promoting the cause of Urdu in the state of Haryana
– Honored with the Title of 'Mahtab-e-Sukhan' (2006) by Navrang Adabi Idara, Ludhiana, Punjab
– Conferred with the 'Bharat Excellence Award' for the year 2009 by the Friendship Forum of India, New Delhi, for his overall contribution to the fields of Education and Literature.
– Conferred with 'Abr Seemabi Award' for the year 2010, by Sahitya Sabha, Kaithal, Haryana, India, for his overall achievements in Urdu Language and Literature.
References
External links
* Biodata and 10 Ghazal
* News Article about diversities in Urd
* News Article about Indo-Pak poets celebrate togethernes
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Indian male poets, Chand, Mohinder Pratap
1935 births
2020 deaths
Urdu-language poets from India
Poets from Punjab, India
Kurukshetra University
People from Layyah District
20th-century Indian poets
20th-century Indian educational theorists
20th-century Indian male writers