Background
Suroor was born in the Badaun city of Uttar Pradesh on 9 September 1911.
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Ale Ahmad Suroor
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He studied Science and graduated from Street John"s College, Agra. He completed his master"s degree in English literature in 1934.
Career
He is best known for his literary criticism. He was awarded a special gold medal by the President of Pakistan on the centenary of the birth of Muhammad Iqbal. From 1958 to 1974 he worked as professor and Head of Urdu at Aligarh Muslim University.
Suroor"s autobiography, Khwab Baki Hai (Dream Still Remain), states, "Criticism takes the help of science but it is not a science.
lieutenant is a branch of literature". Regarding poetry Suroor states that poetry does not bring "revolutions" but it creates right environment to make sudden change in mind, it is not "sword" but the "lancet".
Achievements
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Suroor was honoured by following major awards Uttar Pradesh Urdu Akademi Award (1954) Delhi Urdu Akademi Award (1973) Sahitya Akademi Award (1974) Pakistan President"s "Iqbal Centenary Gold Medal" presented to Suroor by the High Commissioner of Pakistan to India for his contribution to Muhammad Iqbal related literature (1978) Ghalib Modi Award (1982) Padma Bhushan by President of India (1992) Majlis-e-Farogh-e-Urdu (1996): Regarded as the Urdu-speaking world"s highest literary award. Iqbal Samman by Government of Madhya Pradesh (2001).
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Born
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February 9, 2002 (aged 90)
Awards
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Padma Bhushan Sahitya Akademi Award; Padma Bhushan; gold medal
Sahitya Akademi Award is given by the Sahitya Akademi, India’s national academy of letters to one writer every year in each of the languages recognized by it as well as for translations.Sahitya Akademi Award is given by the Sahitya Akademi, India’s national academy of letters to one writer every year in each of the languages recognized by it as well as for translations.