Bahadur Shah Zafar Award for 2004

[India News]: New Delhi, Jan 1 : The Urdu Academy's Bahadur Shah Zafar Award for 2004 has gone to eminent litterateur and scholar Dr Tanveer Ahmed Alvi.

The award, carrying a cash prize of Rs 1,11,111, a shawl, a plaque and a citation, is being given to Alvi for his lifetime services to the cause of Urdu language and culture, the Urdu Academy announced here today.

It will be presented at a function here later this month, the Academy said in a statement.

Twelve other awards of Rs 21,000 each, a shawl, a plaque and citation were also announced today for outstanding contribution to Urdu language in Delhi.

The Delhi-level winners include Mehmood Hashmi (Criticism), Balraj Verma (Creative Writing), Waqar Manvi (Poetry), Aziz Burney (Journalism), Surjeet Singh Lamba (Linguistic Integration), Yogendra Bali (Translation), Moin Ejaz (Humour and Satire), Rais Siddiqui (Urdu Electronic Media), Rahat Sultana (Best Teacher, Senior Schools), Riazat Ali Shaiq (Best Teacher, Primary Schools) and Zakeeruddin (Calligraphy). PTI

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