Qazi Abdul Sattar
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Professor Qazi Abdul Sattar was born on 8 February, 1933 at Machreta near Sitapur. He is an Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...

 Novelist and Short Story writer.

He has penned down multiple Urdu novels such as Shab Gazida, Dara Shikoh, Salahuddin Ayyubi, Khalid Ibn-e-Waleed, Ghalib and many more.

Most of his novels are written on historical perspective.

He was also a Professor of Urdu Department at Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh Muslim University ,is a residential academic university, established in 1875 by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan as Mohammedan Angelo-Oriental College and later granted the status of Central University by an Act of the Indian Parliament in 1920...

 before retiring in 1991.

Career

Qazi Abdul Sattar received his B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...

 from Lucknow University in 1954.He also received his M.A.
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...

 and Ph.D from Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh Muslim University ,is a residential academic university, established in 1875 by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan as Mohammedan Angelo-Oriental College and later granted the status of Central University by an Act of the Indian Parliament in 1920...

, where he served as the Head of the Urdu Department and Acting Dean of the Arts Faculty before retiring in 1991.

He has held a faculty position at the University since 1956, a uniqueness.

He has received multiple awards for his literary works, including in 1973 Ghalib Award, in 1974 Padma Shri , in 1980 Imitaz-e-Mir and many more.

He also received an International Award in Doha(Qatar)in 2005.

Urdu literature

He is considered along with Mir Amman
Mir Amman
Mir Amman was an employee of Fort William College at Calcutta, variously also known as Mir Amman of Delhi, Mir Amman of Dilhi, Mir Amman Dihlavi, and Meer Ummun....

, Rajjab Ali Beg Suroor and Maulana Abul Kalaam Azad as one of the greatest stylists in Urdu Language and Literature .

Books

Fiction



1. Shikast ki Awaaz (a.k.a Pehli Aur Akhiri Kitaab)

2. Shab-Ghazida

3. Baadal

4. Majju Bhaiya

5. Gubaar-e-Shab

6. Salahuddin Ayyubi

7. Dara Shikoh

8. Ghalib

9. Hazrat Jaan

10. Khalid Ibn-e-Waleed

11. Tajam Sultan

12. Aaen-e-Ayyam

13. Peetal ka Ghanta



Critics


1. Urdu Shaiyri Mein Qunutiat

2. Jamaliyaat Aur Hindustani Jamaliyaat

Documentary on Life & Works

1. Great Master Series, Doordharshan-Lucknow 1986

2. Documentary Film by Sahitya Academy, New Delhi in 2003

3. Documentary by Doordharshan Lucknow in 2003

4. Documentary by ETV
ETV
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 New Delhi in 2010

5. Documentary by ETV
ETV
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 Bhopal

6. Documentary by ETV
ETV
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 Hyderabad

7. Documentary BY IGNOU

Awards Received

Year Name of the Award
1974 Padma Shri
1973 Pratham(First) Ghalib Award
1977 Meer Award
1977 U.P. Urdu Academy Award
1987 Aalmi Award
1996 Ist Nishan-e-Sir Syed Award
1987 Rashtriya Award U.P. Government
1998 Gyanendra Award
2002 Bahudar Shah Zafar Award
2005 International Award , Doha (Qatar)
2006 Rashtriya Iqbal Award
2008 Ist University Urdu Teacher Award
2011 U.P. Hindi Sansthan Pratham Award
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