Ale Ahmad Suroor

Ale Ahmad Suroor
Born9 September 1911
Badaun district, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, India
Died9 February 2002(2002-02-09) (aged 90)
Delhi, India
OccupationProfessor, Poet, Critic
LanguageUrdu
NationalityIndian
Alma materAligarh Muslim University
GenreLiterary criticism, Ghazal
Notable awardsPadma Bhushan (1991)
Sahitya Akademi Award (1974)
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Ale Ahmad Suroor (1911-2002) was an Urdu poet, critic and professor from India. He is best known for his literary criticism. In 1974 he was honoured with the Sahitya Akademi Award by the Government of India for his literary critic work, Nazar aur Nazariya. In 1991 he was also awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award.[1][2][3] He was awarded a special gold medal by the President of Pakistan on the centenary of the birth of Muhammad Iqbal.[4][5]

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  3. ^ "Padma Bhushan Awardees – Padma Awards – My India, My Pride – Know India: National Portal of India". archive.india.gov.in. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
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