Haryana Urdu Akademi

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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]

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Activities

The activities of the Akademi involve organizing seminars, [2] events (e.g. mushairas) [3] and publishing magazines [4] and books. [1] The Akademi also bestows literary awards for contributions to the culture of Haryana through scholarship towards Urdu language in Haryana. [5] [6] 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. [7] The academy also offers Diploma in Urdu. [8]

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. [9]

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