Sadiq-ur-Rahman Kidwai is an Indian writer,
academician and a former dean of the School of Languages,
Jawaharlal Nehru University
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU; ISO: Javāharalāla Neharū Viśvavidyālaya) is a public research university located in Delhi, India. It was established in 1969 and named after Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister. The university ...
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known for his scholarship in Urdu literature.
He is the secretary of the
Ghalib Institute,
renowned educational and cultural institution in Delhi
and a member of the Goethe Society of India.
He was honored by the
Government of India
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, in 2010, with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of
Padma Shri
The Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī'', lit. 'Lotus Honour'), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest Indian honours system, civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. In ...
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Mirza Ghalib
Mirza Asadullah Beg Khan (27 December 179715 February 1869), commonly known as Mirza Ghalib, was an Indian poet. Widely regarded as one of the greatest poets in the Urdu language, he also produced a significant body of work in Persian. Ghali ...
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Faiz Ahmed Faiz
Chaudhry Faiz Ahmad Faiz (13 February 1911 – 20 November 1984) was a Pakistani poet and author of Punjabi and Urdu literature. Faiz was one of the most celebrated, popular, and influential Urdu writers of his time, and his works and ideas r ...
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Living people
Urdu-language writers from India
Writers from Delhi
Year of birth missing (living people)
Recipients of the Padma Shri in literature and education
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