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Syed Mohammad Aquil Rizvi known in literary circle as Aquil Rizvi is an Urdu Critic and writer and
author of several on varied topics in Urdu language. Born on October 10, 1928
(1930 as per educational record) he started his teaching career from Allahabad University
as a Lecturer. He worked there from January 1953 to June 1991 and retired as a
Professor and Head of Urdu Department of the same university.
He passed his B.A. exam in 1952 in first division and
got first position in B.A. Urdu and broke all previous records. He secured 10th position in high school in U.P. India.
He was awarded scholarship by U.P. government for securing 10th position. He studies in Evening
Christian College, Allahabad and secured first division and 14th position in U.P., India.
He was awarded scholarship from U.P Government for his
exceptional educational performance. He earned “Chintamani Ghosh” award for
getting first position in B.A. Urdu and also got “Queen Empress Victoria Silver
Medal’’ from Allahabad University on getting first position in MA and topping
in all faculties.
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Awarded on Books
- “ Akber memorial Adabi Inaam” on
“Urdu Masnoai ka Irtaiqa Shumali Hind per”
from U.P. Government in 1962.
- Aadabi Award on Nai Alamat
Nigari” from U.P. Urdu Academy in 1975.
- Aadabi Award on “Tanqeed aur
Asar-eAghahi” from Behar Urdu Academy in 1977.
- Aadabi Award on “Samaji Tandeed
aur Tanqedi Aamal” from Bungal Urdu Academy in 1979.
- Aadabi Award on “Marseeyai ki
Samjiyaat” from U.P. Urdu Academy in 1994.
- Aadabi Award on “Jadeed Navel ka
Fun” from U.P. Urdu Academy in 1998.
- Aadabi Award on “Taraqi Pasand
Tanqeed ki Tareekh” from U.P. Urdu Academy in 2010
BOOKS
- Nai
Fikrain in 1953
- Intaighab-e-daagh
in 1985
- Mamaoi
Zehar-Ishq (In Hindi) in 1960
- Cake aur
Sharab “ Maam’s Novel translation” in 1963
- Masnoai
ka Irtaiqa Shumali Hind per in 1965, 1983, 1990, 2010
- Nai
Elamat Nigari in 1974, 1975
- Tanqeed
aur Asar-eAghahi in 1976
- Samaji
Tandeed aur Tanqedi Aamal in 1980
- Intaikhab-e-Afsana
in 1984
- London-o-London
(Safarnama) in 1987
- Intaikhab-e-Madina
– Akhbar Bajanoor in 1988
- Ghazal
ki Nai Jehat in 1989
- Aamali
Intaiqadiat in 1990
- Marseeyai
ki Samjiyaat in 1993
- Mukhtasir
Tareekh-e-Adab Urdu (addition/modification in Dr. Aijaz Ahmed’s book) in 1984
- Go-Dhool
(Khud navisht Saqanah Hayat) in 1995
- Jadeed
Navel ka Fun in 1998
- Sham
Dhanak Rang (Sharee Majmooa) in 1999
- Adeeb-o-Adab
in 2002
- Asool-e-Tanqeed
and Raday-e-Amal in 2004
- Tabeer-e-Khayal
in 2006
- Urdu
Afsana ki Tareekh in 2006
- Taraqqi
Pasand Tanqeed ki Tanqeedi Tareekh in 2009
- Waraq
Tamam Howa (Tanqqedi Mazameen Ka Majmooaa) in 2010
- Nazmain
Parhtay hain (Namoon ka Tajziaati Mutaala)
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AWARDS
- “Imtiaz-e-Mir” from Mir
- Academy, Lucknow in 1982
- “Nawa-e-Mir” from Mir
- Academy Lucknow in 1988
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- “Nishan-e-Sajjad Zaheer”
- from Delhi in 1993
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- “Makhdoom Award” from Hyderabad in 1995
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- “Ekta Saman” from Allahabad in 1996
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- “Iftikhar Mir” from Mir Academy, Lucknow in 1997
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- “Urdu Sahittya Bhooshan”, From Hindi Sahittya Summaylan
- Allahabad in 1999
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- “Ghalib In’aam 2004” from Ghalib Institute Delhi,
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- “All India Bahadur Shah Zafar In’aam”
- from Delhi Academy Delhi in 2007
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- “Adabi Khidmaat In’aam”
- from Urdu Academy, Lucknow, U.P., in 2010
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Aadabi Academic
Committees
Mustasheer
Member, Former
Academy, New
Delhi
Member of
Review of Books,
Government of
India
Member,
Istelahaat Committee,
Taraqqi Urdu Board, New Delhi
Mustasheer Member
Government of
India
for Encyclopedia
of Literature
New Delhi
Member of
“Sarbaraurda
Universities
of Academic
Committees” of
India
Patron
Progressive
Writers Association
Member of
Majlis-e- Salahkar,
Aalami Anjuman
Taraqqi Pasand
writers,
London
About 15
students achieved
Research Degrees
under his
supervision
Languages
- Urdu
- Hindi
- English
- Persian
- French
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Seminars & Conference
Attended several seminars and conferences held in Delhi, Aligarh, Lucknow, Patna, Agra, Hyderabad, Kashmir, Kanpur,Bombay, Gaya (Behar), Calcutta, Madaras, Jaipur, Benares, Gorakhpur, Behraich, Jodhpur, Bekanair etc.
International
Seminars
and Conferences
- Attended & gave speeches in Golden Jubilee Conference, Progressive Writers Association held in London & Paris.
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- Presented Dissertation in Seminar on “Socialist Adab”, London in 1988
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- Presented Dissertation in Seminar on “Ehtesham Husain International”, Karachi, Pakistan in 1993
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- Attended Seminar“Mir Anees”,
Doha, Qatar, presented Dissertation on “Aqleem-e- Sukhan
- of Mir Anees” in 1996
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- Attended Seminar on “Mirza Ghalib”,
- Tashkent, presented Dissertation in 1998
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- Attended Seminar on
“Faiz Ahmed Faiz”,
- Singapore, presented Dissertation in 1999.
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