Girdhari L. Tikku

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Giridhari (Giri) Lal Tikku (18 August 1925 in Kashmir-14 August 1996) was a Kashmiri linguist and literary scholar and Professor of Persian and Asian Studies at the University of Illinois. [1] He was known for his works on Persian literature. [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Tributes". www.koausa.org.
  2. Grant, Philip (1 April 2013). "A Conversation with Modern Persian Poets, edited by Girdhari Tikku, Alireza Anushiravani and Janet Smarr". Middle Eastern Literatures. 16 (1): 111–113. doi:10.1080/1475262X.2013.775865. ISSN   1475-262X. S2CID   162277155.
  3. Tritton, A. S. (January 1973). "Islam and its cultural divergences: Studies in honor of Gustave E. von Grunebaum. Edited by Girdhari L. Tikku. pp. 256, 2 facsimiles, pl. Urbana, University of Illinois Press". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. 105 (1): 57–58. doi:10.1017/S0035869X00130461. ISSN   2051-2066. S2CID   161560338.
  4. Hamori, Andras (January 1974). "G. L. Tikku (ed.). Islam and Its Cultural Divergence (University of Illinois Press, Urbana–Chicago–London, 1971). Pp. 256. $8.50". International Journal of Middle East Studies. 5 (1): 116–117. doi:10.1017/S0020743800032839. ISSN   1471-6380. S2CID   163213714.
  5. Grant, Philip (1 April 2013). "A Conversation with Modern Persian Poets, edited by Girdhari Tikku, Alireza Anushiravani and Janet Smarr". Middle Eastern Literatures . 16 (1): 111–113. doi:10.1080/1475262X.2013.775865. ISSN   1475-262X. S2CID   162277155.