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Urdu Academy presents awards

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Bangalore: The former Chief Minister N. Dharam Singh has called upon people to work together for the development of Kannada and Urdu.

He was speaking after presenting the Karnataka Urdu Academy’s annual awards for 2007, Suvarna Karnataka awards and book prizes for 2005, 2006 and 2007 here on Saturday.

Urdu, along with many other languages, had brought people together from Kanyakumari to Kashmir. It was imperative that languages be used to blend cultures and human relationships. Urdu-speaking people in the State should learn Kannada as well in the larger interests of the State, Mr. Singh said.

Mumtaz Ahmed Khan, founder of the Al-Ameen Movement, said that he had studied in Tamil medium and not in Urdu as many thought. However, Urdu was not getting due recognition in the field of education, he said.

The academy honoured the Vice-Chancellor, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, A.M. Pathan, with the lifetime achievement award.

The winners of the Urdu Academy awards are Abdul Sattar Mayal Tumkuri (poetry), Majid Ali Daghi (prose), Ifthikar Ahmad Shariff (Journalism) and Taj Mohammed Khan (education).

The winners of the Suvarna Karnataka awards are Abdul Majeed Khan, Syed Mohammed Farooq, Azeemuddin Azeem, Farida Rahmathulla Khan, Mohammed Ahmed Khan, Kamil Kaladagi, Samiulla Khan Baaz, Yusuf Arifi, Mohammed Iqbal and Qaiser Rehman.

Institutional award: Muslim Library.

The book-prize-winners for 2005-06 are Shah Rashad Usmani, Amjad Husain Hafiz Karnataki, Abdul Qadir Nizami, S.M. Aqeel and Khaleel Fateh.

The book-prize-winners for 2006-07 are Syed Ahmed Easar, Syed Mehmood Parvaz, Syed Qasimul Qadri, Syed Yusuf Hussaini, B. Sheik Ali, Asad Ajaz and Manzar Quddusi.

The book-prize-winners for 2007-08 are Anil Thakkar, Razzaq Afsar, Shakila Gori Khan, Mohsin Chitaldurgi and Haleema Firdouse.

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