ڈاکٹر اطہر فاروقی
Dr. Ather Farouqui
Writer, Editor, Scholar
- farouqui@yahoo.com
- +91 98109 86979
About Him
Dr. Ather Farouqui is a writer of unparalleled acclaim in Delhi. He is the General Secretary of Anjuman Taraqqi Urdu (Hind) and the Secretary of Zakir Hussain Study Circle.
Educarion & Awards
Farouqui has been awarded the Sahitya Academy Award for the translation of the play ‘Sons of Babur’ in Urdu. He has also been conferred with the ‘Best Translator’ award in 2016 by Delhi Urdu Academy.
Dr. Ather Farouqui was born in 1964 in Sikandrabad, Uttar Pradesh.
He completed his M.A. from Chaudhary Charan Singh University in Urdu Literature and went to study at Jawahar Lal Nehru University first for a Diploma in Mass Communication followed by an MPhil and a Ph.D. under Professor Imtiaz Ahmad on the socio-political condition of Urdu in India in the post-partition era.
Positions Held
Currently he is holding the position of General Secretary, Anjuman Taraqqi Urdu (Hind), a voluntary organization established in 1886. His previous positions are as follows.
Director
Member, Board of Directors, DPS Jeddah and Riyadh
Founder
Founding Administrator, DPS Bulandshahr
Secretary
Secretary, Zakir Husain Study Circle
Coordinator
Coordinator (India) of Nobel Laureate Muhammed Abdus Salam Foundation, custodian of his Nobel Prize fund, London
Books & Articles
Books
Articles
Other Stuff
Urdu Books
2019
Armughan-I Faruqi
Armughan-I Faruqi (Festschrift in honour of S.R. Faruqi) Anjuman Taraqqi Urdu (Hind)
2015
Akhtar ul-Iman
Akhtar ul-Iman Anjuman Taraqqi Urdu (Hind)
2014
Unneesveen Sadi Main Adab
Unneesveen Sadi Main Adab, Tareekh aur Tehzeeb Anjuman Taraqqi Urdu (Hind)
2011
Ghalib’s Qaadirnama
Ghalib’s Qaadirnama Edited, NCPUL
2010
Na Mukammal
Na Mukammal (Urdu, 2010)
2010
Hindustaan Mein Urdu Siyasat ki Tafheem-i Nau
Hindustaan Mein Urdu Siyasat ki Tafheem-i Nau Anjuman Taraqqi Urdu (Hind)
2008
Babur Ki Aulad Rupa & Company
Babur Ki Aulad Rupa & Company, New Delhi.
2007
Azad Hindustan Mein Urdu Zaban, Taleem aur Sahafat
Azad Hindustan Mein Urdu Zaban, Taleem aur Sahafat Anjuman Taraqqi Urdu (Hind)
2006
Guftugoo Unki
Guftugoo Unki Anjuman Taraqqi Urdu (Hind)
2002
Rasheed Hasan Khan: Hyat aur Adabi Khidma’t
Rasheed Hasan Khan: Hyat aur Adabi Khidma’t (Maktaba Jamia, New Delhi)
1986
Makhmoor Saeedi Ek Muta’la (Allama Iqbal Cultural Society
Makhmoor Saeedi Ek Muta’la (Allama Iqbal Cultural Society. Sikandrabad)