Wahab Ashrafi

Wahab Ashrafi
سید عبدالوہاب اشرفی
Urdu Critic
Born (1936-06-02)2 June 1936
Kako, Bihar
Died 15 July 2012(2012-07-15)
Patna, Bihar
Pen name Ashrafi, Wahab
Occupation Critic
Genre Criticism
Subject Urdu literature

Dr. Syed Abdul Wahab Ashrafi (Urdu/Persian/Arabic: سید عبدالوہاب اشرفی; Hindi: वहाब अशरफी ) (2 June 1936 - 15 July 2012)[1] was an Indian literary critic and an eminent personality in the world of Urdu literature.[2][3][4] He belonged to the family of the Sufi saint Hazrat Sultan Syed Makhdoom Ashraf Jahangir Semnani

Early life

Wahab Ashrafi spent his early life in Kako village in Jehanabad district, Bihar.[2]

Awards

Education

Wahab Ashrafi received Ph.D. (Urdu), MA in Urdu (Gold Medalist), M.A in Persian (Gold Medalist), M.A (English), LLB.[6]

He is an ex-Professor and Head-of-Department of the Dept of Urdu at Ranchi University. He is also an Ex-Professor in Department of Linguistic at Jawahar Lal Nehru. University (JNU), New Delhi.

He is ex-chairman, Bihar University Service Commission and ex-chairman, Bihar Intermediate Council, Patna. Vice–President of the progressive writer association, World.

Bibliography

Wahab Ashrafi wrote more than three dozen books[10] some of which have been mentioned below

Many of his books and works have been translated into other languages.

He was the editor of a Urdu literary magazine Mobahisa.[12]

References

  1. "Noted Urdu writer Prof. Wahab Ashrafi passes away". Theindianawaaz.com. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
  2. 1 2 Created by YouBihar View Groups. "KAKO - The Village of Legends - Bihar Social Networking and Online Community". Youbihar.com. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
  3. "Urdu critic Ashrafi passes away". Indian Express. 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
  4. 15 July 2012 - 8:56pm (2012-07-15). "Renowned Urdu litterateur Wahab Ashrafi passes away". TwoCircles.net. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
  5. 1 2 "de beste bron van informatie over sahitya akademy". sahitya-akademi.org. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
  6. 1 2 "Professor Dr. Syed Abdul Wahab Ashrafi, Sahitya Academy Award winner, brought to you by Bihar Anjuman, the largest online group from Bihar or Jharkhand". Biharanjuman.org. 1936-06-02. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
  7. "::: Welcome To Patna U N I V E R S I T Y :::". Patnauniversity.ac.in. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
  8. "Google Discussiegroepen". Groups.google.com. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
  9. 1 2 "Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M - Google Books". Books.google.co.in. 1936-02-06. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
  10. https://web.archive.org/web/20130315172548/http://www.urduyouthforum.org/biography/Wahab_Ashrafi_biography.php. Archived from the original on March 15, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. Ashrafi, Wahab. "Marx I Falsafa Ishtirakiyat Aur Urdu Adab : Urdu: Wahab Ashrafi: Text Books at Sapna Online". Sapnaonline.com. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
  12. "Mubahasa: Urdu magazine from Patna | The World of Urdu Poetry, Literature & News". Urduindia.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
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