Wahab Ashrafi

Education

Wahab Ashrafi was Doctor of Philosophy (Urdu), Master of Arts in Urdu (Gold Medalist), M.A in Persian (Gold Medalist), M.A (English), Bachelor of Laws.

Ex-Professor & HOD, Department of Urdu, Ranchi University

Ex-Professor in Department of Linguistic, Jawahar Lal Nehru

University (JNU), New Delhi.

ExChairman, Bihar University Service Commission

Ex-Chairman, Bihar Intermediate Council, Patna

Vice – President of progressive writer association, World.

Career

He belonged to the family of the Sufi saint Hazrat Sultan Syed Makhdoom Ashraf Jahangir Semnani Wahab Ashrafi spent his early life in Kako village in Jehanabad district, Bihar.

Achievements

Ashrafi received the Sahitya Akademi Award for his book Tareekh-e-Adab-e-Urdu (Criticism) in 2007. Bihar Urdu Academy award Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad award.

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Born

June 2, 1936

Kako, Bihar, Jehanabad district, India
Died

July 15, 2012 (aged 76)

Patna, Patna district, India
Nationality
India

Awards

Sahitya Akademi Award Sahitya Akademi Award; Academy award Ashrafi received the Sahitya Akademi Award for his book Tareekh-e-Adab-e-Urdu (Criticism) in 2007. Bihar Urdu Academy award Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad award

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.

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Sahitya Akademi Award Sahitya Akademi Award; Academy award Ashrafi received the Sahitya Akademi Award for his book Tareekh-e-Adab-e-Urdu (Criticism) in 2007. Bihar Urdu Academy award Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad award