About Asloob Ahmad Ansari
Lived 1925 – 2016 (aged 90–91). Asloob Ahmad Ansari was a writer.
Asloob Ahmad Ansari (1925 1 May 2016) was an Indian writer, critic, former professor of English department of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) and editor of Naqd-o-Nazar, Urdu magazine. He wrote in English and Urdu throughout his literary career. His work revolves around study of English and Urdu and research on Muhammad Iqbal, Ghalib and Sir Syed Ahmad Khan. He also wrote about William Blake and William Shakespeare.
He was awarded Sahitya Akademi Award in 1980 for his literary criticism titled Iqbal Ki Terah Nazmen, the Pride of Performance and Ghalib Award and Mir Taqi Mir award in recognition of his contribution to Urdu literature. He was also awarded Bahadur Shah Zafar in recognition of his literary criticism work on Muhammad Iqbal.
He died on 1 May 2016 in Aligarh, India.
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Indian writer (1925 – 2016)
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Asloob Ahmad Ansari was born in 1925 in Delhi.
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Asloob Ahmad Ansari died on 2 May 2016 in Aligarh.
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