Doctor, Professor Karamat Ali Karamat | |
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| Born | Karamat Ali 23 September 1936 Odia Bazar, Cuttack, Orissa Province, British India |
| Died | 5 August 2022 (aged 85) Cuttack, Odisha, India |
| Occupation | Poet, literary critic, writer, translator, and mathematician |
| Language | Urdu, Odia, and English |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | British India India |
| Education | B.Sc M.Sc Ph.D |
| Alma mater | Ravenshaw Collegiate School Ravenshaw College Sambalpur University |
| Years active | 1953–2022 |
| Notable works |
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| Notable awards | Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize for Urdu (2004) |
| Spouse |
Zubaida Ali
(m. 1959; died 2020) |
Karamat Ali Karamat (1936–2022) was an Indian Urdu poet, author, literary critic, and mathematician. Karamat is known for collecting and introducing Odisha's Urdu literature to the Urdu-speaking world. His works include Aab e Khizar (1963), Shu'aon Ki Salīb (1972), Izāfi Tanqīd (1977), Lafzon Kā Aasmān (1984), and Lafzon Kā Ākāsh (2000). Karamat received the 2004 Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize for his Urdu translation, Lafzon Kā Ākāsh.