His Story
Ali Jawad Zaidi was an Urdu poet and polyphonic scholar. He wrote several books of ghazals and nazms apart from research based texts such as A History of Urdu Literature and Uttar Pradesh ke Marsiyago and several others. He also wrote commentary on a wide range of subjects, publishing significant books like Do Adbi School and Islami Taraqqi Pasandi. He had been honoured with several awards including the Padmashri, the Ghalib Award, the Mir Anis award and others. He had been working on a project he called 'Urdu mein Ramkatha' when he passed away.
awards
Padma shri
for contribution to Urdu Literature
The Jawad Memorial Prize Competition is now open for submissions! We invite entries that explore this year's theme of Justice. Please submit your translations of short non-fiction texts, including essays, speeches, columns, or other published forms by August 31st. We look to your thoughtful contributions!