Life Time Achievement Award for UoH Professor

Hyderabad|India|September'2009:The Urdu Academy, Andhra Pradesh has awarded the prestigious Life Time Achievement Award to Prof.Muzaffer Ali Shahmiri, Department of Urdu, University of Hyderabad for the year 2008 in recognition of his services to promote Urdu Language. The Academy gives this Award to selected few in recognition of their contributionS to the field of Urdu poetry, research, journalism and Promotion of Urdu language every year. All these Awards are installed in different names of great poets and writers of Urdu. The Award given to Prof. Muzaffer Shahmiri is installed in the name of Srinivas Lahoti , a renowned Urdu scholar , critic and who, in the capacity of the secretary of Anjuman e Taraqqi e Urdu Hind, New Delhi, Hyderabad wing, strived hard to promote Urdu Language throughout his life. The Award was presented by Dr.YS Rajsekhar Reddy, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh at a special function organized in Ravindra Bharati, Hyderabad. The award consists of a cash award of Rs.25,000/ and a certificate of Merit.

Prof.Muzaffer Shahmiri, apart from his 32 years of Urdu teaching, has authored 4 books and edited 3 books. He has published many research articles in leading journals of India and has attended more than fifty National, International Seminars including a world conference at Tehran, Iran in 2004. Prof.Muzaffer also attended an International seminar at Nehru House, London and presented a paper. A new book consisting of his several poems by the title “ Pyaas” wasreleased in London by Prof. David Mathews. He has scripted an educational programme namely “ Aao Urdu Seekhein” to teach Urdu and he himself presented it on ETv Urdu.